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Historical Items

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Item 40307

Portland Observatory, ca. 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1936 Location: Portland Media: Paper, paint, wood, glass

Item 17324

Model of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Painted wood

Item 58340

Shingle, Portland Observatory, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Wood, paint

Online Exhibits

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Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

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Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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