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Item 101432

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1879-05-16 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80396

Calculator, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal

Item 98428

Recruitment Ad, Belfast, 1861

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1861-10-10 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 84482

465-467 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sadie Zolov Use: Apartments & Store

Item 82425

Golding property, N. Side Oakland Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sarah Golding Use: Summer Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109449

Sun Parlor Added to the Sanborn and Harlow Wings, Augusta, 1905-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905–1924 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 109314

Development Associates Trust building, Bangor, 1969-1973

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1969–1973 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: Development Associates Trust Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 111134

Osteopathic Hospital, Portland, 1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Portland Client: Portland Osteopathic Hospital Architect: Stevens and Saunders Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Holstein and Ayrshire bulls, Caribou Fair, ca. 1922

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.

Exhibit

Culp's Hill from East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ca. 1865

Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters

Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.

Exhibit

Letter to Francis Pratt from family, 1865

In Canada During the Civil War

One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.