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Historical Items

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Item 79975

Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 111817

Copperplate engraving of Mechanics' Hall, Portland, 1906

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1906 Location: Portland Media: Copper and wood

Item 79973

Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 64419

Pool Hall, Morrills Corner, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Billiard Ball Co. Use: Pool Hall

Item 55754

Assessor's Record, 1212 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles L. Hayes Use: Pool Hall

Item 76823

305-309 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin S. Rosenberg Use: Pool Hall

Online Exhibits

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The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

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A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

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Les Raquetteurs

In the early 1600s, French explorers and colonizers in the New World quickly adopted a Native American mode of transportation to get around during the harsh winter months: the snowshoe. Most Northern societies had some form of snowshoe, but the Native Americans turned it into a highly functional item. French settlers named snowshoes "raquettes" because they resembled the tennis racket then in use.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… things were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.

Story

Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.

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Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford