Keywords: Biddeford City Hall
Item 31221
Biddeford High School & Universalist choir musical program, 1891
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1891-03-03 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 25580
Biddeford High School Exhibition Advertisement, ca. 1900
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 111664
Biddeford City Building, Biddeford, 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Biddeford Client: City of Biddeford Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
Site Page
"Dude Cowboy advertising at City Theater, Biddeford, 1926McArthur Public Library Besides modern conveniences and entertainments, the city was…"
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement
"Burden Collection Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society City Hall Rum Room ca."
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
Story
Bob "Coach" Cote: Highlights from life of a Biddeford legend
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Bob talks about growing up in Biddeford, sports, the fire of 1947, and closing of St. Louis High.
