Keywords: Old Bath Iron Works
Item 27858
Centre and Washington Streets, Bath, 1941
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1941 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 98687
Passenger Steamer Islander II leaving Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Boothbay Harbor; East Boothbay; Bath; Augusta Media: Glass Negative
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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building
"… more recent years the building was used by Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy and for more than the last ten years by R.M. Tate Co."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome
"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"
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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
