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Historical Items

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Item 80514

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: 1895 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print

Item 29400

Wayland House, Scarborough, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1912 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 53617

Recommendation of soldier, Mattawamkeag, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-22 Location: Mattawamkeag Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 37524

7 Conant Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alvin Eastman Style: Vernacular Victorian Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 56227

Assessor's Record, 1686 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alvin B. Lane Use: Barn

Item 56228

11 Lane Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alvin B. Lane Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109810

Block for Mr. Alvin Record, Livermore Falls, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Livermore Falls Client: Alvin Record Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Mill, Livermore Falls, ca. 1896

Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

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Skowhegan Doughboys in France, WWI, France, 1918

Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

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Waterville City Hall during the centennial celebration, 1902

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.