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Item 20664

Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 20153

Anti-loafing broadside, Wiscasset, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper

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Item 53021

Bancroft-Foote Cottage stairway, Fairfield, 1919

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1919 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111476

Levi residence floor plan, Freeport, 1983

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1983 Location: Freeport Client: Levi Architect: Carol A. Wilson; R.E. Wengren Associates, Architects

Item 111504

Sonner residence elevation and section, NC, 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1977 Client: Sonner Architect: Edwin F. Harris; Edwin F. Harris, Architect

Item 116387

Boutelle house, Waterville, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Waterville Client: George K. Boutelle Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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Student Exhibit: Can You Help Our Free Skowhegan Public Library?

The Skowhegan Free Public Library was built in 1889 with money donated by Abner Coburn and the town of Skowhegan. Mr. Coburn left $30,000 in his will towards the building of the library. In 2005, for the library to fully keep up with their programs need to make some renovations. These changes would allow for more use of technology, more room for children's programs, and provide handicap accessibility.

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Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These farm buildings, on Academy…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"A curved stair and mantels with Adamesque detail indicate the work of a trained professional of the time."

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"Patients were kept “under the stairs” in St. Luke’s pavilion, and along the sun parlor. The fundraising campaign for the expansion demonstrated…"

My Maine Stories

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"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR