Keywords: Low income housing
Item 78669
Quoddy View Apartments, Lubec, 1976, 1976
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1976 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 100286
Franklin Towers, Portland, 1969
Contributed by: Portland Housing Authority through Maine Historical Society Date: 1969-09-02 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy
"… the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as domestic servants and find local employment opportunities for them among their…"
Site Page
"Incoming cargo included coal and flour from Boston, as well as sugar, molasses, rum, guano, coffee, fruit and spices from the West Indies."
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
