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Historical Items

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Item 78968

Marine Hospital, Portland, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 33562

Bangor Post Office about 1900

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 27899

Post Office & Custom House, Bath, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1901 Location: Bath Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"Women, like the the young women pictured in "Daughters of Temperance", wore sashes or collars over their simple silk "everyday" dresses."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… of First Parish Falmouth (now Portland) by 21 young men of the parish in 1775 at a time when most physicians still considered alcohol to be a…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"Burden Collection Many young men and women tended to see Temperance women as old maids, out of step with the roaring 20s—a very different image from…"