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Item 15887

Library, Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, Cambridge, Mass., ca. 1974

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1974 Location: Cambridge Media: Color transparency

Item 11248

Child's rocking chair, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland; Westbrook Media: Birch or maple

Item 8159

Water Street, Skowhegan, 1893

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1893 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 85620

Chandler property, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jennie G. Chandler Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85792

George F. Mariner Heirs property, W. side Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George F. Mariner Heirs Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 88564

Randall property, S. Side Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lizzie B. Randall Use: Summer Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109469

Cottage for Mr. E. W. Baxter, Boston, Mass., 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Boston Client: E. W. Baxter Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 116358

Walker Street improvement for Dr. Holt, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Client: E. E. Holt Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 116307

Fitzgerald house, Brighton, VT, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Bangor Railway & Electric Co. No. 76, ca. 1920

Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

Exhibit

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Exhibit

Instructors building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.