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Item 5940

Geo. W. Beale in Portland Harbor, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 5946

Northern Pacific Railroad Engine #187

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 13315

Jonathan Morgan plea for loan for steam canal boat, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871-06-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Trustees' Office, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Bakers and Confectioners trade banner, Portland, 1841

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

Site Pages

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Cottage baby with student nurse, Farmington, ca. 1947

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Members of the Lawrence family at Riverside Farm, North Yarmouth, 1895

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the tracksNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Steam Rail Present day Route 9 was an important artery that joined Cumberland and North Yarmouth."

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Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Steam power ushered in a golden age of sorts for the island, with growth on all fronts. The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned…"