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Historical Items

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Item 8091

Cow on Ram Island Farm, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative

Item 15525

Ram Island Farm, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1913

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1913 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 29097

Ram Island Light, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Glass Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111470

Monks residence site plan, Cape Elizabeth, 1992-1993

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–1993 Location: Cape Elizabeth Clients: Millicent S. Monks; Robert A.G. Monks Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Exhibit

War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor

Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.

Exhibit

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The island switchboard was located in the rear of the Dark Harbor Post Office from 1902 to c. 1915. The switchboard moved to a small house on…"

Site Page

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… the small vessel up on its side, the bottom rammed firmly against the wood piling. The Canadians scrambled onto the trestle, never getting their…"