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Title: Seed potato display, Houlton, 1912

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: 1912

Location: Houlton

Media: monochrome photograph

Title: 'Yankee Ingenuity' brochure, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1980

Media: Ink on paper

Title: Tri Winner Brand potato bag, Caribou, c. 1960

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum

Date: circa 1960

Location: Caribou

Media: paper

Address: 30 Market Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Morris Hugo

Use: Dwelling & Store

Address: 32 Market Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Morris Hugo

Use: Dwelling & Machine Shop

Address: 34-36 Market Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Rose Diamon

Use: Shop - Meat

Sylvan Site: A Model Development

Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.