Keywords: Whig
Item 171
View of the Whig Pavilion, Mount Joy, Portland, 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837-09-27 Location: Portland Media: Hand colored engraving, phototransparency
Item 1480
Young men's Whig national convention of ratification badge, 1844, 1844
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-05-02 Media: Ribbon
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
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.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest
"The Bangor Daily Whig and Courier reported on July 8, 1893: "Mrs. John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2
"Print. President Grant Visit Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Newspaper) October 14, 1871 through October 20, 1871. Bangor Public Library. Microfilm."
