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Historical Items

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Item 66108

Maine sign post, Lynchville, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Lynchville Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 81081

Road Signs, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 81079

Road Signs after re-painting, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 52733

104-110 Free Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lucy A Libby Use: Store

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"… heart-breaking curse o the liquor traffic." - L.M.N. Stevens, 1913. Home of Mrs. Lillian M.W. Stevens, Portland, ca."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

""The liquor traffic is a grater curse to the nation and a greater source of misery, wretchedness and pain to the people than are all other sources of…"

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and World War II: 1930-1950 As automobile traffic steadily increased after WWI, Bath experienced a number of highway modifications that would have…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… mph winds 1873 – 1874 • Due to increasing ship traffic Quoddy Head Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… tracks were repaired within two days, and direct traffic was restored. (Bangor Daily News, July 2, 1947) The First Hospital District Trials and…"