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Historical Items

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Item 19115

Old and new fire lookout towers, Depot Mountain, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Location: T14 R16 WELS Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 101495

"Winthrop Tower," ca. 1910

Mystery Corner Item Where and what is "Winthrop Tower"?

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Media: Glass Negative

Mystery Corner Item

Item 19112

Forest Service lookout tower, Coburn Mountain, ca. 1920

Mystery Corner Item Know who this woman is?

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Location: Upper Enchanted Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 37509

Assessor's Record, 90-170 Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Wood Handling Co. Use: Towers

Item 37438

Assessor's Record, 550-566 Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Trestles & Towers

Item 86899

Pocket and Screen Tower, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall and McAllister Use: Pocket and Screen Tower

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111674

John Calvin Stevens' M.I.T. Sketch Club sketches, Cambridge, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882–1888 Location: Cambridge Client: M.I.T. Sketch Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 110064

Tower cupola for Charles H. Robinson Jr., Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: C. H. Robinson, Jr. Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 109285

Eastern Corporation proposed P.O.W. Camp, Beddington, 1944-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1945 Location: Beddington Client: Eastern Corporation Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Exhibit

A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

Exhibit

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for Development…"

Site Page

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… is definitely the U.S.” By July, 1808 the timber tower and a keeper’s house were complete though the exact date of first illumination is lost to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark

Story

Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower

My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.