Keywords: bath cabinets
Item 36016
Anidrosis Sanitarium, Skowhegan, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1880 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 59880
GAR encampment, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Portland Media: Cabinet photograph
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
