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Historical Items

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Item 76564

Hallowell hand pumper "Tiger" postcard, 1936

Contributed by: Town of Topsham Date: 1836 Location: Hallowell Media: Postcard

Item 79522

Androscoggin No. 2 hand engine of Topsham, 1850

Contributed by: Town of Topsham Date: 1850 Location: Topsham Media: Wood, metal

Item 16874

Hand-pump fire engine model, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Wood, paint

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150369

Plans and Alterations in Engine House, Auburn, 1870-1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870–1880 Location: Auburn; Auburn Client: unknown Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 151795

Lash residence, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995-1997

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1995–1997 Location: Greenwich Clients: James Lash; Deborah Lash Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151783

Fitzgerald/Ziesing residence, Camden, 2001-2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2002 Location: Camden Clients: Desmond Fitzerald; Lucinda Ziesing Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Waldo-Hancock Bridge Dedication, June 9, 1932

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.

Exhibit

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

Exhibit

Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

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.

Site Pages

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Cascade Hand Tub, Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell, ca. 1935

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used today. Its tank was five and a half feet long with a pump in the center."

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

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"