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Keywords: Miss Portland

Historical Items

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Item 73303

Granville R. Lee and Miss Portland, Deering Oaks, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924-08-30 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 14193

Miss Baker, Portland, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 111677

Miss Flobelle Fairbanks, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: glass negative

Tax Records

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Item 32380

Assessor's Record, 33-35 Arcadia Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph Bean Use: Garage

Item 148195

Assessor's Record, 600-604 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Schwartz David & Sons, Inc. Use: Stores & Offices

Item 82395

Assessor's Record, Brackett property, N. Side Oak Avenie, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James W. Brackett Style: Cottage Use: Cottage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116285

Miss Marcia I. Taylor block, Portland, 1922-1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1940 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Marica I. Taylor Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 109984

House for Miss. J.A. Leighton, Bedford St., Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Client: J. A. Leighton Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 109985

House for Miss Ruth E.. Locke, Longfellow St., Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Client: Ruth E. Locke Architect: Charles O. Poor; Poor & Thomas

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women

Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.

Exhibit

Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Miss Grayson landed in Maine to much fanfare and excitement. Poor weather hampered her attempts to make the flight from Maine; during the first…"

Site Page

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… police subsequently discovered that Kirby was the missing murderer of Lillian White of Brooklyn, NY."

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Following in the footsteps of Mother McAuley, Miss Marion Weeks, the daughter of a distinguished surgeon in town, donated a portion of her property…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Story

Pandemic Blues
by Darlene Reardon

Covid 19 Portland poem

Story

The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris

The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.