Keywords: Speakers of the House
Item 6427
Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House, 1869
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 104400
President Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Brackett Reed at 32 Deering Street, Portland, 1902
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902-08-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year
Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3
"He was elected as a Congressman in 1843 and as U.S. Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but…"
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
