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Keywords: William James

Historical Items

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Item 14809

Tobias Thompson, Winterport, ca. 1870

Contributed by: James Kaler through South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1870 Location: Winterport Media: Photographic print

Item 28448

James C. Ledyard, Bath, ca. 1874

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1874 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 17659

Andrew Dexter letter to William King, 1806

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Bath; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 33211

21-23 Boyd Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James H Orchard Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 35674

Assessor's Record, 9 Bristol Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William J Foley Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 36475

204-210 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James W Parker Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111670

Various mantel drawings for multiple clients, 1894-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894–1907 Location: Augusta Client: John F. Hill Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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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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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

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A Soldier's Declaration of Independence

William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Modern William S. Cohen School X William S. Cohen's visit to the William S. Cohen School on May 6, 2013."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… William H Hunter, Robert Keefe, George Hartwell, William I Smith, Jesse E Phillips, William E Bates, Walter G Durrell."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… of Maine Historical Society This image shows James and Patrick McGlinchy's Casco Brewery on the slopes of Munjoy Hill, the last active, legal…"

My Maine Stories

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Maine family across the USA
by James Burton Wengler (Robinson)

A Maine family scattered across the USA

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Epidemic of violence against Indigenous people
by Michael-Corey F. Hinton

Systemic racism, murder, and the danger of stereotypes

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars