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Item 15740

Longfellow Elms in Gorham, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Gorham Media: Photographic print

Item 53711

Gorham house, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Gorham Media: Tintype

Item 61965

Old Mill and bridge, Gorham, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1906 Location: Gorham Media: Postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151459

Arthur S. Bosworth cottage, Cape Elizabeth, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911–1951 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Arthur Sewall Bosworth Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Trustees' Office, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Exhibit

Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

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

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.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"These new roads facilitated development of inland areas and made trade and travel by land easier. In 1941 the Maine State Legislature passed an act…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Overview: Road to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri…"

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The town of Falmouth, burnt by Capt. Moet, October 18, 1775

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… Some of the District's leading gentlemen—William Gorham and Stephen Longfellow III for example—led the charge for complete separation and organized…"