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Keywords: 1881

Historical Items

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Item 15028

1881 Amoskeag Fire Engine

Contributed by: Seal Cove Auto Museum Date: 1881 Location: Seal Cove; Manchester Media: Metal and rubber

Item 102914

Kate Haggett, Class of 1881 at Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ca. 1881

Contributed by: Lincoln Academy Date: 1881 Location: Newcastle Media: Photographic print

Item 16467

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Museum of Art Date: 1881 Location: Cambridge Media: Oil on canvas

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109387

Shingle style house, Portland, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens; Fassett & Stevens Architects

Item 109379

Sketch for Houses in Portland, Maine, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: Fassett & Stevens Architects

Item 109815

Block for Norway Building Association, Norway, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Norway Client: Norway Building Association Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

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Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans

Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Free Baptist Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"… corner of Second and State Streets, was built in 1881. source: "Art Work of Aroostook County, Maine," v. 8, W."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"The New Brunswick Railway came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"In December of 1881, the C & P steamed into town for the first time. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society."