Keywords: State Loan Association
Item 15503
Frank D. Lunt, Portland, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 105920
Redline map of Portland and South Portland, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935-11-15 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 116469
Leighton Block, Portland, 1915-1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1917 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block
"It allows them to apply for loans, as well as deposit and withdraw money. Bath Savings Institution has several connections to the City of Bath."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel
"… in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site."
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.