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Item 111790

White vinyl loafers, South Portland, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: South Portland Media: vinyl, rubber

Item 111789

Needlepoint loafers, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: leather, canvas, wool

Item 48251

Elaine Robinson Mitchell wedding shoes, Peru, 1939

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Peru Media: Leather

Tax Records

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Item 38934

557 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hutchinson Shoe Co. Use: Mercantile

Item 70060

36-38 Pearl Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Shoe Manufacturing Company Use: Factory

Item 36834

59-65 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Egnac Bakiewitz Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116616

Miss Lena McArthur house, Biddeford, 1922-1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1925 Location: Biddeford Client: Lena G. McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 110020

Residence for Henry P. Cox, Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Client: Henry P. Cox Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

John Merrill and son, Edwin, Leeds, 1860

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.