Maine Memory Network

Percival Baxter's birch bark fish outline, 1884

Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1884-06-03 Location: Rangeley Media: Birchbark

Percival Baxter and Katahdin, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: circa 1962 Media: Photo transparency

5 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Percival P Baxter Agent Use: Machine Shop

3-7 Portland Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Percival P. Baxter Agent Use: Shop

C. L. Baxter house alterations, Portland, 1901-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901–1945 Location: Portland Client: C. L. Baxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens

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.

People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

Baxter State Park

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"1962Baxter State Park Del worked for the State of Maine in three different jobs; the Forest Service, Bureau of Parks and Plants for Baxter State…"

Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe

Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten