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Item 35257

Marble Block, Biddeford, ca. 1890

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16711

The Marble Works, Sanford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 100829

GAR ballot box, Pittsfield, ca. 1879

Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1879 Location: Pittsfield Media: Wood, marble

Tax Records

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Item 32713

Assessor's Record, 181-183 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose M Marble Use: Garage

Item 33003

181-183 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose M. Marble Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 32714

Assessor's Record, 184 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Burr Marble Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… 30 feet tall and is constructed of granite and marble. The monument cost $5,975 to build. There are three tablets on the front."

Site Page

Dixfield Village as seen from Peru Side, Dixfield, ca. 1900

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Eugene Hale, Maine Governor Samuel Streeter Marble, attorney Elbridge Gerry Harlow, trial justice John Mason Eustis and future governor of Oregon…"