Keywords: Street views
Item 100186
Stereo view of Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 71166
Bird's-eye view of Portland, 1876
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: 1876 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 32477
Assessor's Record, Stable, Auburn Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Summit View Park Association Use: Stable
Item 32476
Assessor's Record, Auburn Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Summit View Park Association Style: Grandstand
Item 151475
David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - View of Mattanawcook Lake from Clark Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890
"Hence the name Taylor Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890
"Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Horse and buggy complete with rider shaded by an…"
Story
Michael Reilly: preserving an iconic family business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The story behind Reilly's Bakery, at the heart of Biddeford’s Main Street for 100+ years
Story
Norman Sevigny: history of a neighborhood grocery store
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Growing up in a Franco-American community and working in the family business, Sevigny’s Market
