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Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear
"Active & Casual Wear View the Active & Casual Wear Slide Show The growing and changing range of outdoor and indoor activities pursued by the…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators
"Activities for Rusticators Climbing Newport (Champlain) Mountain, 1886Abbe Museum Bar Harbor comes as near affording universal satisfaction to…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote
"His father, Stephen Longfellow III, was previously active in the earlier fight for separation in the 1780s and 1790s."
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"… centennial committee organized a series of grand activities including an exposition, several parades, a music festival, visiting dignitaries, and…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers
"… celebrations, and one of Gannett’s favorite activities—aviation. The Evening Express’ commitment to photographic journalism garnered local interest…"
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"It sought to promote and assist their activities and to promote ethical business dealings. Maine led the eastern U.S."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"… before moving on to several days of meetings and activities at Poland Springs. The fanfare and stellar national attendance for the convention was…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection
"… in their publications; they were especially active in aerial photography and owned several company planes for that purpose."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2
"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation Overwhelmingly dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789
"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"After the War: The First Victory for Separationists The "Boxer" and "Enterprise," Monhegan, 1831 This painting depicts an 1813 battle between…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"Turn of the Century to the War of 1812 The 1800s welcomed a plethora of economic and demographic changes for the District of Maine."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma
"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood
"Overview: Road to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"1790s: A Growing Movement "An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791Maine…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection
"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography
"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports
"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"