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Item 111228

Carved paper folding fan, Portland, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1770 Location: Portland Media: Paper, bone

Item 17281

Lace fan belonging to opera singer Lillian Nordica, 1894

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1894 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 23501

Abenaki fan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1890 Location: Odanak Media: Plant material

Tax Records

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Item 78501

258 Vaughan Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jed F. Fanning Use: Dwelling - Single family

Online Exhibits

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Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830

Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.

Exhibit

Park Street after the ice storm, Portland, 1886

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

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Motor Coachmen and their Stanley Cars, Poland Spring, 1911

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

Site Pages

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Cumston Hall Auditorium Seating, Monmouth, ca. 1900

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… Historical Society Lillian Blauvelt's fan, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society Soprano Lillian Blauvelt (1873–1947) from New York sang in…"

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Northeast Harbor Basketball Team, ca. 1921

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"However, other fans saw a golden opportunity in consolidation. MDI boys’ basketball teams had been so strong for several years, and bringing together…"

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Oldest known photograph of Guilford, Covered Bridge, ca. 1850

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"Mr. Sweeney was a big fan of the game and that’s why he had it started. When they first started they would practice on the boy's baseball field."