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Historical Items

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Item 31640

Pine Point RR Station, Scarborough, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 1222

Main Street, Ellsworth, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 108630

Harbor View Hotel, Bath, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Bath Media: Glass Plate Negative

Tax Records

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Item 35601

885-889 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Amos Ashnault Use: Store

Online Exhibits

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

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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.

Exhibit

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Site Pages

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Blue Hill, Maine - Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907

"Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Rusticators on a summer ride to South Blue Hill in…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"… Society Description Horse and buggy complete with rider shaded by an umbrella shown on Main Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs. This led to the production of harnesses and tack for horses."