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Item 102262

National Recovery Administration poster, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103297

National Youth Administration cabin, Houlton, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14357

Prescott Administration Building at Good Will-Hinckley built in 1916, ca. 1926

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1926 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151123

Maine State Sanatorium Administration Building, Hebron, 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Hebron Client: State of Maine Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 150235

St. Albans Apartment Project, FMHA Rural Rental Housing, St. Albans, 1976-1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1976–1978 Location: St. Albans Client: St. Albans Apartment Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 151312

Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Exhibit

Al Nutting inspecting Norway pine, Troy, ca. 1950

The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest

Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.

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.

Site Pages

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Westport Ferry Arriving at Wiscasset, 1941

Maine Department of Transportation

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Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… gown in Washington, DC during James Monroe's administration from 1817-1825 when her husband, John Holmes, served as one of Maine's first US…"

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Straw and Martin Insurance and C.A. Smith Photography, ca. 1880

Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"… Guilford Town Manager/MCHP Member MCHP Site Administrator GUILFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD Carrie Fellows, GEDB Chair/MCHP Member MCHP Events…"