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Historical Items

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Item 14101

Paul Tower, Brewer, 1962

Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1962 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 55226

Water Tower, Fairfield, ca. 1930

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1930 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 10404

Main line coal tower in Oakfield, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Oakfield Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 86899

Pocket and Screen Tower, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall and McAllister Use: Pocket and Screen Tower

Item 70926

Assessor's Record, Water Tower, Presumpscot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Grand Trunk Railroad Use: Water Tower

Item 35070

Assessor's Record, 192-196 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Signal Tower

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150225

Eastern Corporation proposed P.O.W. Camp, Beddington, 1944-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1945 Location: Beddington Client: Eastern Corporation Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 150999

Tower cupola for Charles H. Robinson Jr., Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: C. H. Robinson, Jr. Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 150449

House for Mr. Solon S. Cahill, Brunswick, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Brunswick Client: Solon S. Cahill Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Exhibit

A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

Exhibit

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for Development…"

Site Page

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… is definitely the U.S.” By July, 1808 the timber tower and a keeper’s house were complete though the exact date of first illumination is lost to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark

Story

Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower

My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.