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

"VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) Pew payment receipt, Biddeford, 1806, 1807, 1810Biddeford Historical Society…"

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

"VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) Union & Journal (Biddeford, Me.), 24 June 1864 X After the war ended both the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow Delegates from the National Federation of Business and Professional…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community Workers in Wiler's Oil Cloth Factory.Hubbard Free Library When the railroad came to Hallowell in…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… National Origins Act, which restricted European immigration and prohibited Asian immigration, was the result of several decades of debate over the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"The influx of immigration created cultural but more specifically, religious changes to the two towns."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working waterfront entitled "Along the Waterfront", often with accompanying photographs."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Although he was new to the business, he understood how to hire the right people for the job and how to execute his creative vision."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Jones began his business of flying sightseeing passengers in his biplanes in 1919, and by 1928 he was recognized as one of the pioneers in the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"… advantageous factors, heavy Irish and Canadian immigration occurred. The 1830 and 1860 Biddeford census show a rise from 1,995 residents to 9,349…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… in 1716-7 around the falls, and Scots-Irish immigrants arrived in greater numbers throughout the 1740's."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"… as assistant assessor for Ward 6 where many Irish immigrants lived, worked for Thomas A. White; and then opened his own shop."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"This peak of immigration was not exceeded in subsequent years. As more immigrants arrived from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… in the late 18th century, some to Scotch Irish immigrants arriving in the 19th century, some to Finnish ancestors arriving in the early 20th…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Senate Committee on Immigration. While serving in the U.S. Senate, Gould fought hard and effectively for the benefit of potato farmers while serving…"