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Item 33739

Three-masted vessel being towed down Saco River by tug "Joseph W. Baker," ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 50314

Tug of war, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-01 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 7981

Brown Co. tug, South Portland, ca. 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: South Portland; Portland Media: Photoprint

Online Exhibits

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library Shipyard stamp, Co. Biddeford, ca."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… of the wild was one thing, but what about the tug of social preening and pure entertainment? Bit by bit, these appeared on the scene: in the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Schooner and tug at Quarry Wharf, Saco River, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library Biddeford is full of granite ledge, and one family in particular…"