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Keywords: ogdensburg

Historical Items

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Item 8063

Portland & Ogdensburg RR Hay Car, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 1141

Portland and Ogdensburg RR, Notice to Workmen, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871-05-01 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 25657

Locomotive elevation drawing, Portland, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871-11-10 Location: Portland Media: watercolor on paper

Tax Records

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Item 74586

Storehouse, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Storehouse

Item 40317

Storage, Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland & Ogdensburg RR Use: Storage

Item 74588

Storehouse, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Storehouse

Online Exhibits

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People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

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Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club

In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.