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Historical Items

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Item 76564

Hallowell hand pumper "Tiger" postcard, 1936

Contributed by: Town of Topsham Date: 1836 Location: Hallowell Media: Postcard

Item 16287

Houlton's horse-drawn steam-pumper, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 76563

Androscoggin No. 2, Augusta, 1911

Contributed by: Town of Topsham Date: 1911-09-14 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Exhibit

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association

"… Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association From bucket brigades to modern pumpers, the Hallowell Fireman's Association record is a distinguished one."

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Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"After the buckets came the invention of the hand pumper. To work the hand pumper, someone would pour in water while a second person would pump a…"

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Hose 5 Fire Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.