Keywords: American Bandstand
Item 31404
Bandstand with Centennial bunting, Lubec, 1911, 1911
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 102966
South Portland High School students on the set of The Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962
Do you know these teenagers?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-03-17 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Music and Television
"… tv shows featuring teens and music like American Bandstand, Astor’s performance skits included music, dance, and comedy routines."
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"The cleanup began. The bandstand was sold to the Franklin County Agricultural Society for their new fairgrounds."
Story
Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.
