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Historical Items Showing 3 of 4639 View All
Item 4148
Title: Advertising card, Portland Packing Co.
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Location: Portland
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Item 11965
Title: Portland map, 1773
Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works
Date: 1773
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper, map
Item 14780
Title: Ralph Eldon Sawyer, Portland, 1901
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1901
Location: Portland
Media: Photographic print
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Exhibits Showing 3 of 27 View All
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South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
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Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius
During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.
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Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
