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Item 79289

James L. Hunt letter on wintry Newburyport, 1846

James L. Hunt letter on wintry Newburyport, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Bath; Newburyport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13998

Charles D. Snow, Brewer, ca. 1900

Charles D. Snow, Brewer, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 12240

Mere Point Post Office and Store, Brunswick, ca. 1925

Mere Point Post Office and Store, Brunswick, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1925 Location: Brunswick Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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John Poor, Portland, ca. 1860

J.A. Poor and the Portland-Montreal Connection

John A. Poor's determination in 1845 to bring rail service to Maine and to make Portland the winter port for Montreal, along with the steel foundry he started to build locomotives and many other products, helped boost the economy of Portland the state.

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Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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Blue Hill Academy graduates, 1894

Graduation Season

Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."

Site Pages

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Four skaters on Goose Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1924

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"… fun was having kids build something when the snow was just right for sticking together. These two imaginative kids built a snow horse to take them…"

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Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Snow removal from the tracks could be dangerous, requiring trains to back up, regain speed, and try to move forward again."

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Dyar rural school building, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… scratch." Children walked to school unless the snow was too deep or the temperatures too low. Prospective teachers could begin their training while…"