Keywords: Fires, 1960
Item 9557
Dyer Street potato house fire, Presque Isle, 1960
Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: 1960-12-14 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photoprint
Item 9554
Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: 1960-12-13 Location: Presque Isle; Perry Media: Photoprint
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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 Page
Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The House, 1786-1960
"After a third story was added to the house after a fire in 1814, the house itself changed little. Outbuildings disappeared, the fence and surrounding…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station
"When the municipal offices relocated next door in 1960, the building continued to serve as the fire and police station until the current facility was…"
Story
The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall
Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
