Keywords: Dock
Item 66541
Dock Square, Kennebunkport, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 22074
Gilpatrick's Cove and Rock End Dock, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 86816
Assessor's Record, 206 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Elizabeth W. Thomas Estate Use: Dock only
Item 37231
Assessor's Record, 14 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Grand Trunk R.R. Use: Dock only
Item 110183
US Naval Receiving Station additions and alterations, Portland, 1940-1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1944 Location: Portland Client: Public Works Office Architect: United States Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2
… a closer look! Check out the kids fishing on the dock!Hubbard Free Library The wharf that was on the Kennebec is like a dock where ships could…
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Transportation
Once the ship was at the dock, the cotton was brought up to the mill by horse and wagon. When the cotton was shipped out, they were brought to other…
Story
Childhood Memories of Learning to Swim on Rangeley Lake
by Betty C.
Betty's two older sisters taught her how to swim on Rangeley Lake.
Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
