Keywords: china cabinet
Item 13126
French House parlor, Houlton, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 58172
G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Strong Media: Cabinet photograph
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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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