Keywords: Thompson
Item 14809
Tobias Thompson, Winterport, ca. 1870
Contributed by: James Kaler through South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1870 Location: Winterport Media: Photographic print
Item 14933
Captain Benjamin Thompson, Winterport, ca. 1900
Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Winterport Media: Photograph on cardboard
Item 90168
Assessor's Record, Thompson property, Sunset Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Helen H. Thompson Use: Land
Item 84969
Thompson property, S. Side Luther Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: C. L. Thompson Use: Garage
Item 150933
Office and apartment building for Thomson-Johnson Co., Portland, 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Client: Thompson - Johnson Co. Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 150444
Plans of Building for the Carman Thompson Co., Lewiston, 1893
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893 Location: Lewiston Client: Carman Thompson Co. Architect: George M. Coombs
Exhibit
Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets
Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.
Exhibit
Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club
In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial
"Thompson in 1886. The marble shop created memorial works, including headstones and gravestones. After Thompson died in 1912, Frank Barney, his son…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4
"… worn the dress to their daughter Mary (Rines) Thompson's wedding in 1941. Fair Labor Standard coat, ca."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Museum Practices for Students
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
Included here are some basics about general museum etiquette and ways to enable your students a greater understanding of museums, artifacts and their significance in illustrating history.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory Included are interesting facts to share with your students and for students, an interactive slide show available on-line at Maine Memory Network. The "Images" slide show allows students to place historical images of the Observatory in a timeline. Utilizing their observation skills students will place these images in chronological order by looking for changes within the built environment for clues. Also available is the "Maps" slide show, a series of maps from key eras in Portland's history. Students will answer the questions in the slide show to better understand the topography of Portland, the need for an Observatory and the changes in the landscape and the population centers.
