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Historical Items

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Item 40423

Johnny McIntire, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland; Corinna Media: Glass Negative

Mystery Corner Item

Item 75765

Biddeford Boxers, Biddeford, ca. 1930

Mystery Corner Item Who are the shirtless boxers?

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 76195

Biddeford boxers, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Phototransparency

Online Exhibits

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Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death

Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.

Site Pages

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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as…"

My Maine Stories

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My Life in Boxing
by Bob Russo

Bob Russo on boxing and his life in Portland

Story

Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart

My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR