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Ferry 'Governor Douglas,' Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Essex; Boothbay Harbor; Port Clyde; Monhegan; Boothbay Media: Glass Negative

Plymouth Company Letter Book, Volume 1, 1766-1809

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1766–1809 Location: Augusta; Bowdoinham; Falmouth; Frankfort; Hallowell; Richmond; Vassalboro; Winslow; Winthrop Media: Ink on Paper
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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.

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Douglas clothing store, and John O. Shaw who sold stationary supplies, books and other random gifts (see receipt)."