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Historical Items

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Item 7506

Jewett Vegetable Cans, Norridgewock, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Norridgewock Media: metal, paper

Item 1046

Wilton Corn Factory, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Wilton Media: Stereograph

Item 49588

Adrianna E. Bentley Jewett, Norridgewock, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 87949

Leighton property, S. Side Island Avenue, Lot 3, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Flora E. Leighton Use: Summer Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.