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Historical Items

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Item 20908

Tolman, Bradford Furniture Co., Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11152

Tolman-Bradford Furniture Co., Portland, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 29128

Turner Village, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 34406

184-186 Brackett Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mildred G Sawyer Use: Apartment & 2 Stores

Online Exhibits

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Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf

Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"Arcy (Cary) Bradford (1795-1855) married Dr. Richmond Bradford on September 3, 1829. The couple and their family lived in Turner, and eventually…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… be found in the new burgeoning city department stores, including Peck's in Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town dry-goods stores."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"… garments such as those advertised in the New York store Gimbles' 1915 catalogue, straight tailored skirts, and similarly skirted dresses, some…"