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Item 102250

Dana's Sarsaparilla advertisement, Belfast, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15809

Old Homestead Ginger Beer, Saint Stephen and Calais, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1900 Location: Calais; St. Stephen Media: Ceramic, stoneware

Item 35859

Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 37284

94-96 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William W. Thomas Jr., Trustee Trust UA Use: Wholesale Drugs

Item 34414

200 Brackett Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Devisees of William T. Kilborn Use: Apartment & 2 Stores

Item 38961

589 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Devisees of George C. Shaw Co. Use: Store & Bakery

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109268

W.T. Parent Drug Store, Madawaska, 1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949 Location: Madawaska Client: W. T. Parent Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 111669

H.H. Hay & Sons Lower Store alterations, Portland, 1890-1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1890–1948 Location: Portland Client: H. H. Hay & Sons Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects

Item 109986

Alterations to 545-549 Congress Street for Simmons & Hammond, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Client: Simmons & Hammond Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Exhibit

Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Lower Main Street looking north, Lincoln, ca. 1948

"The first store on the left was Bailey's Drug Store. Next was Carney's clothing store and the third building was Grindell's Mens Clothing Store."