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Item 135925

James Austin, Memorial of the American Agent, Part I, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1720–1828 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper

Item 135926

James Austin, Memorial of the American Agent, Part II, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1720–1828 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper

Item 52237

Luna Park, Coney Island, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1903 Location: New York Media: Print from glass negative

Online Exhibits

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For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

Exhibit

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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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.