Keywords: Pearson
Item 29251
Pearson Monument, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 11511
Rev. Samuel F. Pearson, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 88146
Pearson property, North Side, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Harriette M. Pearson Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 65600
Assessor's Record, 13-19 Ninth Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mary Pearson Use: Garage
Item 110488
Louis Family camp, Cable, WI, 2010-2011
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2010–2011 Location: Cable Client: Jeff Louis Architect: Pearson Design Group, Inc.
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
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.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson
"Adelaide Pearson Miss Pearson was determined to help bring to Blue Hill the art and cultural opportunities that were available in larger cities."
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement
"Burden Collection The Rev. Samuel Freeman Pearson (1841-1901) was a Portland Fundamentalist preacher, leader of the Gospel Temperance Mission, and…"
