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Item 17977

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engine 51, ca. 1952

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1952 Media: Photographic print

Item 101561

51 High Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 26791

Aroostook Valley R.R. No. 51 at Washburn, ca. 1939

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1939 Location: Washburn Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 63900

51-55 Montreal Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James Raymouth Peck Use: Garage

Item 63684

49-51 Montrose Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary C. Lucas Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 63670

51-55 Moody Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Annie May Greely Use: Apartments

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111485

Weir residence elevations, West Bath, 2006-2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2006–2007 Location: West Bath Clients: Jane C. Weir; Robert J. Weir Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Item 111882

Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth

Item 110039

Sketch for Odd Fellows & Masonic building, North Anson, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: North Anson Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

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Forest Paper Co. workers, Yarmouth, ca. 1890

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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Reading room at Eastern Fine, Brewer, 1919

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.