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Keywords: J. B. Brown

Historical Items

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Item 8098

Gates to J.B. Brown estate, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 18854

John Bundy Brown, Portland, ca. 1874

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1874 Location: Portland Media: Marble

Item 6673

J.B. Brown's Portland Sugar House, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: J. B. Brown & Sons through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Engraving

Tax Records

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Item 38783

525-543 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: J.B. Brown & Sons Use: Stores & Offices

Item 86133

Lumber Storage and Mill, Brown Wharf Mill Building, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: F B Irvin Lumber Company Use: Lumber Storage and Mill

Item 36564

37-39 Pleasant Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Brown and J.B. Brown & Sons Use: Dwelling - Four Family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111974

J. B. Brown & Sons alterations on Pine St., Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: Portland Client: J. B. Brown & Sons Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111973

J. B. Brown & Sons store alterations, Portland, 1916-1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1917 Location: Portland; Portland Client: J. B. Brown & Sons Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 110089

Contemplated building for J.B. Brown & Sons, Portland, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Portland Client: J.B. Brown & Sons Architect: John P. Thomas

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Exhibit

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Exhibit

George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Thompson, Philip D Stubbs, Nelson Walker, Percy M Brown, Llewellyn Hartwell, Frank H Smith, Richard E Burns, Frank E Howard, C. B. Luce, William H."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"for the production of heavier weights and brown papers. The A,B,C connotation was changed to 7, 8, and 9 in the 1960's after removal of the IP…"

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Staples, B.M. Pike and C.H. Clark, was formed to secure steamship service for the town. They presented their case to International Steamship Company…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery