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Portland City Directory advertisement, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Plan of Portland, engraved as a directory, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

49 Sheridan Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Lowell

Braun property, W. Side Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert J. Braun Use: Summer Dwelling

Residence for Henry P. Cox, Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Client: Henry P. Cox Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"City Directories also are valuable resources. For many years, the directories list all occupants of a particular address, often list occupations, and…"

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

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

"No. 12. 1910-11. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print. Bangor and Brewer Directory. No. 11. 1909. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print."

Palmyra Historical Society

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Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous

Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler

Julia Winters and Life in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
by Judy Zaccagnini Flynn, granddaughter

6 year old sent to Maine foster home when her parents were unable to care for her