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Maine Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Oliver Moses and his brother William built and owned many blocks and buildings in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"(That stone now stands across the street in the “heater” at Main Street and Blanchard Road.) Cumberland Center had a blacksmith shop located at the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1870Patten Free Library Before the fire of 1895 this part of Front Street was occupied by the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath, five years later, and they looked a lot alike."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The fire, leaping the street, caught on the wooden building across Front Street. Gas tanks exploded and walls fell every couple of minutes, causing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"He was also active in Portland musical organizations. Dying at the age of 61, Tompson was eulogized by the Portland Evening Express on February 3…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… (1922), the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland (1928), the Canal Bank in Portland (1930), and the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"… for Development Associates Trust at Hancock Street in Bangor, ME, circa 1975. The commission is associated with Eaton W. Tarbell."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"1856Maine Historical Society Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings on Exchange Street in Portland is one of Maine’s oldest datable outdoor…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Of these, four daguerreotypes and an ambrotype of Portland streets scenes of the 1840s and 50s rank among the earliest photographs of the city."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"1855Maine Historical Society Revealing contrasts are found as well in the daguerreotypes of the cosmopolitan Deering sisters of Portland and their…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"on Route One between Thomaston and Rockland. In 1926 the Lawrence Portland Cement Company took over the business, and within a year began the…"

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…"

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road). It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5)…"

Walker Memorial Library

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… French, Park and Center Streets were rebuilt, along with a synagogue on Center Street. Franklin Street, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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