Keywords: Superintending School Committee of Brunswick
Item 34550
John Dunlap Lincoln, Brunswick, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 34551
John Dunlap Lincoln, Brunswick, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1840 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
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
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Site Page
"He was credited with having secured the neutrality of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac Indians despite British efforts to enlist their support…"
