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Item 31179

High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900

High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 31164

Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy, Hallowell, ca. 1882

Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy, Hallowell, ca. 1882

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1882 Location: Hallowell Media: Stereograph

Item 34510

Classical Academy, Central Street, Hallowell, ca. 1880

Classical Academy, Central Street, Hallowell, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Tuna catch, South Bristol, ca. 1950

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

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Custom House, Portland, ca. 1910

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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Classical & Scientific Academy, Central Street, Hallowell, ca. 1880

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"1880Hubbard Free Library The Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy was chartered in 1872 "for the purpose of promoting Christian education, and…"

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Peter Clark, Jr. House, Gows Lane, Hallowell, 1968

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

"… Free Library Eliphalet Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union Street, Hallowell…"

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Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Young factory workers (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe…"