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Item 18312

Bridge Over Duck Brook, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Postcard

Item 66609

Map of Mt. Desert Island printed on postcard, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 116542

A Map of Campobello and other islands in the Province of New Brunswick, 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830 Location: Campobello Island Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

Exhibit

Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

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.