Keywords: Information
Item 23726
Tourist information tent, Portland, 1921
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1921 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 24974
Mount Desert Information Booth, Bar Harbor, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1945 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 39015
632-652 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Devisees of James Cunningham Use: Hotel
Item 51666
Assessor's Record, 79 Federal Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Bassaye Use: Land only
Item 109171
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Kittery Client: Maine Development Commission Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 111765
The Portland Club heating plans, Portland, 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Portland Client: The Portland Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Exhibit
Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script
"The Information Call Script GABBY: HELLO MY NAME IS GABBZ PUMPKIN AND I AM FROM HALL-DALE MIDDLE SCHOOL I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU IS THAT…"
Site Page
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
Josiah Parsons Home Westport Island Maine
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Westport Island historical information
Story
The future of potato growing
by Dan Blackstone
Informed by six generations of potato farming
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
