Keywords: India trade
Item 20865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 104716
Ship "Fannie Tucker," ca. 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Wiscasset Media: Oil on canvas
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation
"… speculations, navigation, agricultural societies, India trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank stock, Society To Direct…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook
"… Point at the end of the stream is shaped like India, and, for that reason, early English settlers named it after the city of Bombay India, and the…"
Story
30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
