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Item 102023

Thomas Robison from Thomas Hodges regarding illegal slave trade, Les Cayes, April 6, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Portland; Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135767

Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 101828

Cargo of Ship Eagle, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.