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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… based European settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… of the able-bodied men of the town served in the war, either close to home or elsewhere in the Colonies. Fort Hill, Biddeford, ca."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… to innovate and improve themselves, but the post-war economies and business environment were setting them on a path of which there was not return."

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

"… (Biddeford, Me.), 24 June 1864 X After the war ended both the business and people of Biddeford began to recover."

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Famous People Governor Enoch Lincoln Enoch Lincoln, Paris, 1827Maine Historical Society Governor Enoch Lincoln died in 1829, a decade before…"

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Studio Portraits Studio Portrait Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art

"Art Silhouette of an unidentified woman, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Landscape Photography Mussey's Row, Middle Street, Portland, ca. 1856Maine Historical Society Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Landscape Photography Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society…"

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"MHS Early Maine Photography Collections Maine Historical Society (MHS) started collecting photographs during the 19th century, as the medium grew in…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Art Ezekiel Day, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several photographs that are…"

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

""Civil War Alphabetic List of American Battles." American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures. 13 Apr."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"Samuel Tyler Savage in his Civil War UniformNortheast Harbor Library One result of this very high mortality rate -- Augustus Chase Savage…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"The Rebel yell & the Yankee hurrah: the Civil War journal of a Maine volunteer. Camden, Me.: Down East Books, 1985. Print Haskell, Robert L."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World War I. After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage in…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… Architecture SEE historic artifacts from the Civil War LISTEN to the memories of the Great Depression DISCOVER the life and times of Major General…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"By 1942, what was once Bangor Municipal Airport became Dow Air Force Base through which thousands of soldiers passed. During the war, flights…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath became a busy town. Shipbuilders needed clothes, gloves, boots and more, and they turned…"