Maine Memory Network

James Otis Kaler, 1902

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: 1902 Location: South Portland; South Portland; South Portland Media: Acrylic painting

James Lawrence, ca. 1861

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Pownal; North Yarmouth; Gray Media: Photoprint

James Hamlen Residence, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James H. Hamlen and Estate Use: Summer Dwelling

11 James Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Celia C. Herrick Use: Dwelling - Single family

James P. Baxter house, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Client: James P. Baxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens

House for James Hopkins Smith, Falmouth, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Falmouth Client: James Hopkins Smith Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

J.A. Poor and the Portland-Montreal Connection

John A. Poor's determination in 1845 to bring rail service to Maine and to make Portland the winter port for Montreal, along with the steel foundry he started to build locomotives and many other products, helped boost the economy of Portland the state.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Senator James Doolittle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"Architect James Overlock The Overlock House, Thomaston, ca. 1960Thomaston Historical Society During the mid 19th century, Knox Street…"

Rev James Wells Appointment as Chaplain for Maine in Civil War
by David Woodward

Certificate for Rev. Wells commissioned by Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. to serve in Maine 11th Regiment

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.