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Item 76126

Gov. Hildreth with Air Cargo Transport, 1946

Gov. Hildreth with Air Cargo Transport, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Media: Photographic print

Item 108925

Field lighting trucks at the Air Base, Houlton, 1943

Field lighting trucks at the Air Base, Houlton, 1943

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1943-01-30 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 25341

Capt. Henry W. Lyon Jr., Paris Hill, ca. 1942

Capt. Henry W. Lyon Jr., Paris Hill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print

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Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Northport Hotel, ca. 1900

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.