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Historical Items

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Item 101796

Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Item 20912

Jewett house, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 104012

Raymond C. Stearns and Robert H. Jewett, Portland, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 82388

Jewett property, Oak Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Geneva R. Jewett Use: Shed

Item 89311

Assessor's Record, Jewett property, Lots 7 & 8, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Geneva R. Jewett Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 69472

Assessor's Record, 56-58 Parris Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jewett & Johnson Use: Stable

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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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.

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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Tuttle and boot and show maker G. L. Jewett and the two and a half story establishment of E. B. Dunton, a millinery and fancy goods dealer."

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Colby College Special Collections

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