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Item 12052

Trash pickup, Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1936 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 82248

Portland Water District Meter Shop ca. 1915

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Item 82125

South Portland Submarine Line 1922, 1922

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1922 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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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

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Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.