Keywords: Portland Steamship Company
Item 60527
Governor Dingley steamship, Lubec, ca. 1920, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 12206
The Steamer St. Croix, Portland Company, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 37314
180 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Pocahantas Fuel Company, Inc. Use: Store
Item 151449
House for Charles M. Hays on Cushing Island, Portland, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Client: Charles Melville Hays Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Exhibit
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.
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"They presented their case to International Steamship Company officials, including records of goods shipped to and from Lubec in sailing vessels and…"
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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec
"Seaport on the Kennebec Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In A Maritime History of Bath…"
