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Historical Items

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Item 48277

Benoit's salesmen, Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 30889

Genthner Brothers Peddlers Cart, Guilford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 14953

Willis Arbuthnot, Portland, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Portland; Lewiston Media: Photo negative

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

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Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.

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George W. Hinckley and Needy Boys and Girls

George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.

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Skowhegan History House

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Salesmen, stagecoach passengers, and lumbermen were taken to their destinations on horseback or by carriage."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The State was flooded with salesmen trying to sell their books. The Principal made his decisions to purchase books based on the quality and the price…"