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James Otis Kaler, 1902

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: 1902 Location: South Portland Media: Acrylic painting

'Toby Tyler: or ten weeks with a circus,' 1937

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1880 Media: book, Ink on paper

Grade School for the City of South Portland, South Portland, 1927-1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927–1930 Location: South Portland Client: City of South Portland Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

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.

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… came with their five-gallon cans to be filled…Otis was usually sitting in his rocking chair by the big pot-bellied stove in the middle of the floor…"