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Item 13530

Brooklin Corner School Group, Brooklin, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1932 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 13576

Hale's Corner School, Brooklin, 1898

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 7961

Spurrs Corner School, Otisfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Otisfield Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Otisfield; Otisfield Media: Photoprint

Tax Records

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Item 36230

15 Capisic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Mary Brown Home Use: Nursing Home

Item 36231

15 Capisic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Mary Brown Home Use: Church

Item 49351

13 Dorset Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alfred L Turner Use: Bungalow

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150951

Building for F.E. Briggs, Morrills Corner, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Fred E. Briggs Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 150948

Alterations to store at Woodfords Corner for Chapman & Wyman, Portland, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Portland Client: Chapman & Wyman Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 151493

Longfellow's Birthplace on corner of Fore and Hancock, Portland, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950-04-26 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

Online Exhibits

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Site Pages

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Guilford, Maine - STUDENT CORNER

"STUDENT CORNER Guilford History as Seen Through the Eyes of Youth by 8th Grade Students, Piscataquis Community Middle School (Please note: Editing…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"The Gleason farm, also known as The Intervale Farm, followed the contour of the Androscoggin River to just below the Goodwin Cottages."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"The illustration appears on page 94 of his journal. On the following two pages, he detailed the shop, church, or other business, or resident of each…"