Keywords: Ship building
Item 102275
Portland Company shop drawing of a ship boiler, Portland, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Portland Media: Ink on Linen
Item 21560
Bow, Liberty Ship, South Portland, 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-03-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 86130
Storage, Browns Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Ship Ceiling Use: Storage
Item 86872
Storage for Ship Supplies and Coal, Portland Pier, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Portland Pier Use: Storage for Ship Supplies and Coal
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Site Page
"Every time they got a new shipping material(another item) the captain would write it all down in his captains log which contains the item, how much…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts
"Ship Parts Shipbuilding spike, Hallowell, ca. 1853Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Ship hulls were built from trees in…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII