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Category: Economics, Businesses & Trade, Buildings

Historical Items

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Item 198

Main Street, Livermore Falls, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937-07-25 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print

Item 1015

East Poland, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: East Poland Media: Photographic print

Item 1133

Main Street looking east, Damariscotta, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Damariscotta Media: Glass Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109334

Thomas U. Coe estate store & office building, Bangor, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: Thomas U. Coe Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109150

Eaton W. Tarbell and Associates office alterations, Bangor, 1945-1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1948 Location: Bangor Client: Eaton W. Tarbell and Associates Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109172

A.F. McIntosh Contractors office, Bangor, 1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Bangor Client: A.F. McIntosh Contractors Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Atherton Furniture

LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.

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Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

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A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Site Pages

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"About This Project This project was a part of pilot effort by Maine Historical Society, under funding from a private foundation, to support…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"Maine Railroads Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918Nylander Museum In 1858 Aroostook County Maine had a great chance of…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

My Maine Stories

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The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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