Keywords: Gaming houses
Item 76121
Gen. Banks concern about gambling, New Orleans, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 6882
Jack-straws game, Portland, ca. 1872
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1872 Media: Wood, leather
Item 98964
1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Amusement
Item 98961
Assessor's Record, 1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Amusement
Exhibit
Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"The games were reported at length in the newspapers of the time Roller Polo was introduced by Fred D."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall
"… The hall had a pool table, foosball, and other games for the kids. Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca."
Story
Quinton "Skip" Wilson: different aspects of "standing out"
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Recollections of life as Biddeford's only student of color during the 1960-70s
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
