Maine Memory Network

Ralph Latham and Phil Cressey, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Poster for Peaks Playhouse musical events, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Cressey property, N. side Ledgewood Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cressey Use: Summer Dwelling

Assessor's Record, 39-41 Hanover Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cressey & Allen Use: Garage

Block for Atwood, Fisher and Cressey (Kora Temple), Lewiston, 1895-1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895–1896 Location: Lewiston Client: Atwood, Fisher & Cressey Architect: George M. Coombs

Mortuary Chapel, Gorham, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Gorham Client: Sarah E. Giddings Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.