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Historical Items

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Item 104011

Salesman Raymond C. Stearns, Portland, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103785

V. W. Libby and two of his prize Silver Laced Wyandottes, South Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926-11-03 Location: South Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 34559

Charles Littlefield, Topsham, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland; Topsham Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Exhibit

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Exhibit

Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"At the time, he was a salesman for his brother’s company. In fact, he was such a good salesman and business man that his advice was frequently sought…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the baker with fresh bread and pastry, the shoe salesman with the latest footwear, the vegetable truck, the dairy wagon and even the local merchant…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Arthur was very good at this job. He was a good salesman, made friends easily, and gave good, sound business advice to his customers."