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Item 103957

Kitchen and wait staff for the Governors Convention, Poland Spring, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Poland Spring Media: Glass Negative

Item 19331

Maquoit ferry, Chebeague Island, 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915 Location: Cumberland Media: Postcard

Item 80461

Lobster Pot interior, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Camp Tekakwitha brochure, Leeds, ca. 1940

From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

Exhibit

A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Exhibit

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the store was “a very swank establishment…as he catered to the carriage trade. How deliciously the place smelled of freshly ground coffee and of…"

Site Page

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals. The theater itself was an open air pitched roof design with a square open stage."

Site Page

Village School student body, Strong, ca. 1895

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated…"