Keywords: Higgins Cottage
Item 18637
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 10008
Club Cottage at Higgins Beach, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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"-Albert L. Higgins, Bar Harbor Times, 20 June 1934 Rusticators were visitors who flocked to the island from cities, seeking relief from the noise…"
