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Item 53707

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Phippsburg; Rockport Media: Ambrotype

Item 18850

Flowerpot, Portland, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland Media: Glazed redware

Item 23333

Dodge Block, Skowhegan, 1916

Contributed by: An individual through Skowhegan History House Date: 1916 Location: Skowhegan Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 34915

67 Brentwood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William H Dodge Use: Greenhouse

Item 34920

Assessor's Record, 67- 69 Brentwood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William E Dodge Use: Office & Heating Plant

Item 34921

Assessor's Record, 67 Brentwood Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William E Dodge Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151826

Twadelle residence, Rockport, 2005

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2005 Location: Rockport Client: Catherine Dodge Twadelle Architect: Gartley & Dorsky

Online Exhibits

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Confiscated liquor bottles, Portland, 1927

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"… tranquility, their opponents were learning to dodge the law. Statistically, legal drinking declined sharply while illegal drinking became so…"

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Skowhegan Doughboys in France, WWI, France, 1918

Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

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'Centation' fashion drawing, Paris, 1931

Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage

Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… was organized as a plantation, and in 1847 John Dodge divided unappropriated lands into lots of fifty acres each to be sold at auction or given to…"

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Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as…"