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Item 40296

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Newbury Media: Cloth, canvas, paint, wood

Item 116631

Plymouth Company Waste Book, 1754-1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1754–1813 Location: Augusta; Norridgewock Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 288 images.

Item 108765

Edward Little plan of lots, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 85224

Island Light and Wter Company property, Island Light and Water Co. Shed, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Island Light and Wter Company Use: Shed

Online Exhibits

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Riverside Hotel, at Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Exhibit

W. R. Allan Residence, Dennysville, ca. 1910

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Site Pages

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Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… competing companies (including the Pejepscot Company), and squatters created a dynamic landscape with much at stake as the company laid claim to a…"

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Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company Hallowell Steam and Boom Company, Hallowell, ca. 1895Courtesy of Sumner A."

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Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca. 1910

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"They crushed the flint up so that it would be little, tiny rocks. After the sandpaper was glued, they would sprinkle the flint and granite onto the…"