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Historical Items

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Item 29981

Arno S. Chase flower delivery wagon, Cumberland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Phil Chase through Prince Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print

Item 31023

Arno S. Chase greenhouse interior, Cumberland, 1930

Contributed by: Phil Chase through Prince Memorial Library Date: 1930 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print

Item 34177

F.D. Morrill's home and greenhouses, North Yarmouth, ca. 1942

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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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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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866

"… Throwing blossoms all around," as they threw flower petals into the air. John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"The House of Crafts and Flowers sells flowers, jewelry, and craft materials. The comparison is very strong between Solomon Store and House of Crafts…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… a wreath interspersed with roses and the choicest flowers, No 5 was I might say a mound of flowers presented by neighbours, friends from a broad."…"

My Maine Stories

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down