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Item 18858

'The Merry Widow,' Lewiston, 1976

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1976 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 101118

Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1848 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 76034

Letter concerning widow's pension, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Vinalhaven; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 89326

Angier W. Tapley, Widow and Heirs property, Brook Lane, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Angier W. Tapley, Widow and Heirs Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 58754

Assessor's Record, 19 Johansen Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Widow & Heirs of George A. Ham Use: Garage

Item 57433

66 Hampshire Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Widow & Heirs of John T. Palmer Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150376

Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta; Vinylhaven, 1893-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1907 Location: Vinylhaven; Augusta; Vinylhaven Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
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Item 151686

Pike Memorial Hall, Cornish, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Cornish Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151252

Garland Farm, ca. 1955-1990

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1955–1990 Client: Lewis Garland, Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year

Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.

Exhibit

Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Freeland Holmes and Caroline Holmes, Foxcroft, ca. 1860

The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.