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Item 14090

Constance Holling - Librarian, 1969

Constance Holling - Librarian, 1969

Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1969 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 22594

Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 52703

Annabelle Jones, Fairfield, ca. 1960

Annabelle Jones, Fairfield, ca. 1960

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1960 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151579

MMN #111981

Waterford Library, Waterford, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1937 Location: Waterford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"… probably was added by Maine Historical Society Librarian Nathan Goold. Kimball of Portland was 17 when he enlisted on June 24, 1861."

Exhibit

Ladies surround child on small slide at a children's party at Biddeford Pool, 1917

May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

Exhibit

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1920

MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years

Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.

Site Pages

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Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

Presque Isle: The Star City - Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

"Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Librarian Beulah Akeley taken at the Presque…"

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SEE NOTES "What the book said to the Boy". Library bookmark.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "What the book said to the Boy". Library bookmark.

"Bookmarks were distributed by librarians to patrons as a courtesy. (They still are) This example employs a verse to instruct young persons on the…"

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Evelyn Jenkins, Lincoln Memorial Library, ca. 1954

Lincoln, Maine - Evelyn Jenkins, Lincoln Memorial Library, ca. 1954

"Evelyn Jenkins was head librarian at the Lincoln Memorial Library from 1949 to 1970. This picture shows Mrs."