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Historical Items

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Item 76510

Masonic Temple in Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: 1910-08-25 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 7000

Kora Temple, Atwood's Market, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 35314

Masons marching with Painchaud's Band, Biddeford, ca. 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 38555

Assessor's Record, 415 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Masonic Temple Building Use: Temple

Item 38554

413-421 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Masonic Temple Building Use: Stores & Offices

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150716

Masonic Temple Millinocket, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Millinocket Client: Freemasons Architect: Harry S. Coombs
This record contains 25 images.

Online Exhibits

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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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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.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"The Masonic Temple purchased the property in the late 1930s, and the church was torn down in 1939. The Masonic Temple was built on the property and…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"An image is on the Maine Memory Network of the Masons in a parade down a street in Bath. Masonic trunk, openPatten Free Library On the subject…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… in a house on the site of the current Masonic Temple on Main Street. Warden Rose resigned within four years of his appointment, but after a couple…"