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Item 16874

Hand-pump fire engine model, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Wood, paint

Item 14496

Model Train Races, Houlton, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 18054

Telephone System Model, 1912

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: 1912-09-10 Location: Lewiston; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111495

House One model house plan and elevation, Portland, 1992-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–1995 Location: Portland Client: House One: A Maine Corporation Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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.

Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors. Strong Historical Society Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby died on Armistice…"

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Rendering for Irving C. Bailey Esq., Winthrop, 1883

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"… to include specifications, photographs, models, and supplemental materials. For the purposes of this site, the word "commission" is used somewhat…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"… 21st-century skills in the curriculum using a model of rigor, relevance and relationships. The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP) provides…"