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Historical Items

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Item 9498

Tennis match, Squirrel Island, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Item 28719

Boardwalk, Old Orchard Beach, 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 51261

Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… result on the island; there were boarding houses, boardwalks, sidewalks, hotels, restaurants, movies, and dances."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The building today, still retains its boardwalk style front. One side of Lowell's was devoted to dry goods such as: overalls, Aunt Lydia’s carpet…"