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Item 111856

Maine Charitable Mechanic Association building, Portland, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1975 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 1323

Stephen Hall on Penobscot Expedition, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-08-29 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 110754

Franklin Hall, Farmington, ca. 1961

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1961 Location: Farmington Media: photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150597

Plans of Dwelling House for Mr. Fred Hall, Lewiston, 1884

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Location: Lewiston Client: Fred Hall Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 151368

Morgan residence, Petersburgh, New York, 1996-1997

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–1997 Location: Petersburgh Client: Bob Morgan Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol Wilson | Tom Hall Architects

Item 151520

C. L. Baxter house alterations, Portland, 1901-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901–1945 Location: Portland Client: C. L. Baxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"

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Waterfront with steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Island resident Marion Stinson speaks of the hall: "I remember just one play there that—oh, Leora Wyman had, she had girls come here one time and it…"