Maine Memory Network

Wood pitcher, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Temple Media: Wood

Commodore Edward Preble pitcher, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-08-03 Location: Tripoli Media: Ceramic

440 Forest Avenue (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George H Pitcher Style: Vernacular Victorian Use: Dwelling - Two family

428-432 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George H. Pitcher Use: Dwelling - Duplex

Various mantel blueprints for multiple clients, 1894-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894–1907 Client: A. S. Hinds Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters

Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Robinson pitcher, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society By the end of the eighteenth century fashion was international."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… almost exact representing him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and…"