Keywords: drowning
Item 20163
Ballad concerning drowning in Portland Harbor, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 31840
Contributed by: Noyes Lawrence through North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1866 Location: Pownal Media: Tintype
Item 85090
Drowne property, Mariner's Lot, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles E. Drowne Use: Workshop
Item 82724
Drown property, E. Side Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mary L. Drown Use: Dwelling
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
Exhibit
A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides
Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.
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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2
"… Kelley by the hair of her head to stop her from drowning. Kelley said, ‘I just wanted to lay down and go to sleep.’ Kelley’s sister Ellen was the…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2
"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"
