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Historical Items

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Item 16618

Oak Street, Sanford, ca. 1900

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

Item 12272

Oak & Knight Store, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 10103

Congress and Oak Streets, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Tax Records

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Item 38792

57 Oak Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph Keegan Use: Lunch Cart

Item 67816

33 Oak Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Roamn Catholic Bishop of Portland Use: Apartments

Item 67827

90 Oak Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert S. Rines Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150927

Apartment building for Charles Perry, 47-55 Oak St., Portland, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Charles Perry Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 150956

Brick Building for Geo. C. Frye, Free & Oak Sts., Portland, 1912-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912–1913 Location: Portland; Portland Client: George C. Frye Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 150231

Russell E. McCassey beach house, Kingston, MA, 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Kingston Client: Russell E. McCassey Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

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Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"Miss Oak also had a photography studio in the hotel. She had been a photographer since 1912 and wanted to expand her business."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He is buried in Bath at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Gershom H. Palmer opened a dry goods business in 1868, lasting at 94 Front Street until 1876."

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Boothbay Region Historical Society

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My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars