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Item 27173

John Hewett and Judge, Main Street, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26640

The Levensaler Block, Thomaston, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26612

The William Keith House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150854

Residence of C. Sydney Smith, Thomaston, 1877

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Thomaston Client: Sydney C. Smith Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects

Online Exhibits

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Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.