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Historical Items

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Item 10566

Pejepscot dam structure, Topsham, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893-11-07 Location: Topsham Media: Photographic print

Item 13057

Portland Breakwater and Lighthouse, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 79592

The first swing bridge in South Bristol, ca. 1910

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151369

Chebeague Island Historical Society, Chebeague Island, 2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001 Location: Chebeague Island Client: Chebeague Island Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects

Item 151363

Georgetown Historical Society, Georgetown, 2003-2006

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003–2006 Location: Georgetown Client: Georgetown Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects

Item 150440

Plans for the Callahan Buildings, Lewiston, 1892-1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892–1910 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Clients: Timothy F. Callahan; Eugene A. Callahan Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.