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Historical Items

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Item 13504

A.H. Ward baseball bat, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Fryeburg Media: Wood

Item 13505

Baseball bat, Fryeburg, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Fryeburg Media: Wood

Item 9484

Squirrel Island Baseball Team, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1906 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

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Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… did a little jig The work crews ran like bats out of a well Luckily none of them fell Amidst all this, right next door There was a man who I must…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… old they had no visor and were wadded with cotton batting and sometimes trimed with fur. From his infancy to this date he was always watching my…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"… to waist, an appearance achieved by inserting batting between lining and outer fabric. With layers of heavy quilted petticoats—of which there is a…"