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Item 19210

Municipal Pier, Bar Harbor, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 30949

Old Orchard Beach Pier after fire of 1907, Old Orchard, 1907

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1907 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 24974

Mount Desert Information Booth, Bar Harbor, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1945 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

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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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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.