Keywords: 489 Congress Street
Item 110531
Day's Jewelers, Portland, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 25621
Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 38584
489-497 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Philip H. Brown & John M. Brown Co. Use: Stores & Offices
Item 109888
Plot plan of Rumford River Street, Congress Street, and Lowell Street, Rumford, 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Rumford; Rumford Client: Town of Rumford Architect: Coombs and Harriman
Item 111467
Maine Historical Society presentation drawing, Portland, ca. 2015
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 2015 Location: Portland Client: Maine Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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