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Historical Items

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Item 14734

Penny-wise Brand potato bag, Presque Isle, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1970 Location: Presque Isle Media: Paper

Item 10650

Two-Penny Footbridge, Waterville, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-10-11 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 4131

Broken heart valentine, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Media: Paper

Tax Records

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Item 99032

1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Penny Arcade

Online Exhibits

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Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.

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Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… the very best material and painted & varnished and clean as a penny." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… full skirts and dresses worn with bobby socks and penny loafers. Printed circle skirt, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society Perhaps the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"And all of a sudden- BANG. October came and everything folded and he lost every penny he had.+-"

My Maine Stories

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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR