Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"Stanley, 511½ Congress Street, Portland, Maine," features a mid-1890s balloon-sleeved blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… diagonal plaid with a belt and labelled "FELIX Portland." Several examples of mid 20th century fashions in the collection were originally sold at…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"[14] Willis, William, History of Portland vol. II (Portland: Charles Day & Co., 1833), 258. [15] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 33."

Walker Memorial Library

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… Historical Society Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented in the Society’s early outdoor photographs, as reflected in street…"

Phillips Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s Fair, making a short stop at Portland on the way.""

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… Description Bands and supporters from Portland, Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6, 1872 in a political…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… Society Grapevine embroided cape, Portland, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Cape with burnoose hood, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827Maine Historical Society Leavitt family winter cape, Eastport, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"In 1874, she moved to Portland, Maine, where she spent seven years as the literary editor of the Daily Advertiser."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Portland, ME: Lakeside Press, 1898. Print. Mundy, James H. Second to None, The Story of the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry: “The Bangor Regiment”."

Abplanalp Library, UNE

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Photography Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine State Seal…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to Kittery and followed Scarborough’s coastline. At Scarborough, the highway began at the Spurwink…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"In 1829 he started the Portland Courier, in which he published his Jack Downing letters. When the letters first appeared in book form in 1833…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"July Orientation at Maine Historical Society in Portland: LtoR: Fran Pollitt, Maine Historical Society, and Guilford Team Members, Tom Goulette…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"North Yarmouth, Maine. Whittier, Kathryn H., Ed. Portland, Maine: Walch, 2006. Clayton, W. Woodford."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Rummery of Portland built the library for $15,578, and an additional $2,179 was spent on furnishings."

Maine Historical Society

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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