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Historical Items

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Item 96130

Portland Water District Casco Street Meter Shop, Portland, 1931

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 81553

Portland Water District Casco Street office, 1964

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1964 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 82241

Portland Water District Casco Street Laboratory

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Tax Records

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Item 35928

14-16 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Office

Online Exhibits

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius

During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.

My Maine Stories

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

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