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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Express had the largest circulation in the city, and leveraged this by charging exorbitant advertising rates."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… and large buildings in fast-growing American cities. In 1836, eighteen large cargoes went out to be used in building the Charlestown Navy Yard."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… the agreement that it would be taken-over by the city to become a semi-public park. This eventually occurred, and the park was re-named Bass Park."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… last night a dispatch was received in this city for Mayor Bragg, announcing that the village of Lincoln was on fire and an engine was wanted from…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… residents are retirees from successful careers in cities to the south. This post-war immigration has helped support a thriving public library…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"But he also lamented the increased crime in the city that accompanied the war and its aftermath. His own store was robbed three times, adding to his…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… visitors now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… being so new, and Lincoln being so far from other cities. In today’s time, however, hospitals are very different."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… suggested the name for one of the German free cities because of its shape, location and the fact that trading was as “free” as anywhere in the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was one of these people that helped the great city of Bangor become better-known. Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly…"

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"The Photo Cray Co. in New York City published this version with color applied. The 1900 Report gives details on this step, allowing some…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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