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Keywords: Portland City Council

Historical Items

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Item 101419

Portland City Council, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 101412

Dedication of the Portland Ice Arena, 1984

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1984 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 25312

Film of removing trolley tracks, Congress Street Portland, 1941

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110012

Sketch for Maternity Hospital, Portland, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 116469

Leighton Block, Portland, 1915-1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1917 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

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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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in Bath, serving three terms on Bath’s City Council, in 1887, ’88, and ’89. In addition to politics, he was a Member of the Park & Cemetery Board…"

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Westbrook Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The city operated a city hospital, almshouse (which provided housing and daily meals), and a city farm in an effort to care for and meet the needs of…"

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