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Historical Items

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Item 148237

Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-08-02 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31213

Bandstand, Lubec, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 12163

Bandstand, Riverton Park, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 88099

Trefethen property, Greenwood Gardens, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Walter S. Trefethen Use: Bandstand

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Exhibit

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Exhibit

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The cleanup began. The bandstand was sold to the Franklin County Agricultural Society for their new fairgrounds."

Site Page

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… tv shows featuring teens and music like American Bandstand, Astor’s performance skits included music, dance, and comedy routines."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The bandstand, a prime gathering place for the public in an era larded with local musical organizations…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart

My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.