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Keywords: Retreats

Historical Items

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Item 69879

The Curtis restaurant and variety store, Ocean Park, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 108657

Street view of Richmond Campground, Richmond, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Richmond Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 6621

Summer camp of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Machias Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 84346

Fisher property, W. Side Whitehead Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Harriet A. Fisher Use: Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116465

Alan Bird house, Rockland, 1915-1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1953 Location: Rockland Client: Alan L. Bird Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111809

Stone House Farm, Bath, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Bath; Phippsburg Client: William D Sewall Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

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The Mainspring of Fashion

The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"… of the battle was to force the Confederates to retreat to their next line of defense; the Rappahannock River."

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Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… themselves alone on the battle field, they too retreated. Those officers included Major Chamberlain, whose grandson, Joshua, became a hero in the…"

My Maine Stories

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Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.

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Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast