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Item 148221

Fish Inspector's station and schooner, Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-04-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 148215

The fishing steamer "Novelty," Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-21 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 148246

Fishing boats docked at Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-06-15 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Photographic print

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

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.

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Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

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Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… plants and insects and marine invertebrates and inspecting geology in the late nineteenth century, but the Champlain Society’s engagement with the…"