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Item 67543

Child laborers, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1920 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 27636

Battle-Axe Factory, Lubec, 1900

Contributed by: Robert & Nancy Michael through Lubec Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Glass Negative

Item 31893

Indenture contract for Samuel Perkins of Arundel, 1805

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1805 Location: Arundel Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Camp Tekakwitha brochure, Leeds, ca. 1940

From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

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Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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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Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Many attempts were made to pass more child labor laws. In 1918 and again in 1922 the Congress passed child labor laws, but the Supreme Court denied…"