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Historical Items

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Item 19011

Worker at Deep Sea Products, South Portland, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31057

Fishing Party Poster, Scarborough, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

Item 31509

Miss Pine Point, Scarborough, 1938

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1938 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Gentle slopes led down to the deep and sheltered channels on tidal waterways. Timbers could be laid down on the shores for ships and then easily…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of the remaining natives fled north to Canada and deep interior places where no Europeans cared to tread."

My Maine Stories

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Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards

Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities