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"Rainy Day" vine fragment, Portland, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1902 Location: Portland Media: Grapevine

"The Rainy Day" postcard, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Howling winds topping 80 miles an hour and rising tides made the conditions tough. The rain kept coming down."

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

"… of workers, trucks and scaffolding on this rainy day indicate that the new bridge is not yet open to the public."

Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.