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Historical Items

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Item 7426

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7442

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7431

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111354

Sheshunoff residence bathroom elevations, Scarborough, 1990-1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1998 Location: Scarborough Clients: Gabrielle Sheshunoff; Alex Sheshunoff Architect: Carol A. Wilson

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Exhibit

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"In 1874, sewers came to Brown Street. Corey probably added a water closet and bathroom with running water."

Site Page

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… including upgrading of the water, electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building. This period of prosperity also led to the expansion and…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… town modernized, its infrastructure included a sewer system, an electric lighting system powered by a plant with two Edison dynamos, a bank…"