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Historical Items

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Item 102238

Store Advertisement, M. J. Haskell, Portland, 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-10-23 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7594

B. Haskell Grain store, Main Street, Lewiston

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 18954

Maria Haskell, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Tax Records

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Item 68587

Haskell property, Cushing's Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: E. Kirk Haskell Use: Cottage

Item 68588

Haskell property, Cushing's Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: E. Kirk Haskell Use: Camp

Item 85875

Haskell property, E. side Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William H. Haskell Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109970

House for Mr. Chas. O. Haskell, Corner of Neal & Carroll, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Client: Charles O. Haskell Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 110418

Moore-Quin project, Essex, MA, 1996-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–2003 Location: Essex; Essex Client: Elizabeth Mills Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Item 111545

Maxwell residence elevations, Raymond, 2014

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2014 Location: Raymond Clients: Scott M. Maxwell; Jane H. Maxwell Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

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Lt. Charles A. Garcelon, 16th Maine

The son of Maine's surgeon general and nephew of a captain in the 16th Maine, Charles A. Garcelon of Lewiston served in Co. I of the 16th Maine. His letters home in the first 17 months of his service express his reflections on war and his place in it.

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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… 1912, Mabel Haskell, the granddaughter of James Haskell, founder of the Haskell Silk Company (Westbrook) was married in a short waist, tubular…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"1870-1890 Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1874Walker Memorial Library After the Civil War, sewing machines reached the professional…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… of heavy cream satin, a similar fabric to the Haskell Silk Company wedding satin. Aside from wedding dresses, a bodice with a black satin…"