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Historical Items

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 103161

The Dave Astor Show candid outtake, Portland, 1962

Mystery Corner Item Do you recognize these teenagers?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-04-14 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency

Item 26402

Soda fountain, Lubec, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 82171

Vallee Pharmacy, Westbrook, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 36844

82 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert W DeWolfe Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 76249

32-34 South Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William J. O'Neil Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Item 36843

80 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert W DeWolfe Use: Dwelling & Store

Online Exhibits

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Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"She also would bring chips, soda, a candy bar, and fruit. Edwena would bring her food in little plastic bags to the potato field that she was working…"

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Yarmouth Historical Society

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

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… the best pizza you could ever imagine.” It had a soda fountain, and jukebox. There was also a pool hall in town where he would go after school to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Stories from Eastport
by Ruth McInnis

My memories of growing up in Eastport, WWII, camping, and history on the border

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Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime

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Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf

Fond Memories of Westport Island