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Item 79491

House of "Squire" Samuel Tarbox, Westport, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1845 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 85185

Samuel 'Squire' Tarbox, Westport, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1850 Location: Westport Island Media: Daguerreotype

Item 80291

Letter to Sarah Tarbox Greenleaf from her sister-in-law, Lavinia, 1852

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1852 Location: Westport Island; Brooksville Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 36865

131-135 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elodie Tarbox Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 87214

30 Woodlawn Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Edna E Tarbox Use: Dwelling

Item 87215

Assessor's Record, 28-30 Woodlawn Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Edna E Tarbox Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Exhibit

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.