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Item 12978

Lilian Washburn at Norlands with cow, 1900

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Livermore Media: Photographic print

Item 12980

Lilian Washburn and cow at Norlands, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Livermore Media: Photographic print

Item 12979

Lilian Washburn, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Livermore Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

Exhibit

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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