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Historical Items

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Item 9915

Frank Broggi's Fruit Store, Sanford Square, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Item 9919

Frank Broggi's Fruit Store, Sanford Square, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Item 9051

Morris Fruit and Confectionary Store, Skowhegan, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1888 Location: Skowhegan; Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 87305

Assessor's Record, 55-63 York Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hay's Fruit Juice Use: Garage

Item 37317

185 Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Fruit Co. Use: Garage

Item 43306

54-56 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hay's Fruit Juice Co. Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109099

Eastside Elementary School, Bangor, 1952-1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952–1953 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: City of Bangor Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 116434

Hannaford Brothers Warehouse, Portland, 1919-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1920 Location: Portland Client: Hannaford Brothers Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

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Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

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Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… as a mans fore finger the branches which had the fruit as large as a common pipe stem." Below the apple, he wrote, "4 ft 8 1/2 inches high, Lowest…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"In a journal and scrapbooks he began writing and illustrating in 1864 to recount his life and experiences, he often drew trees, gardens, and fruit…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"… final days of Katahdin Charcoal Iron Co., and his fruit trees. People and events mentioned include: Mabele Martin G."

My Maine Stories

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Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous

Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler

Story

How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat

Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine

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Ah, les Fameuse Ployes!
by Alain Ouellette

Growing up in an Acadian French family and eating ployes