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Historical Items

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Item 7812

Commodore Robert Peary and Mrs. Peary, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Harpswell Media: Card photograph

Item 101271

Robert Paine on manufacturing saltpeter and gunpowder, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-16 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31239

Deed from Robert Southgate to Samuel Coolbroth, May 5, 1822

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1822-04-22 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 92641

Robert Finnemore Estate property, S. Side Island Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert Finnemore Estate Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 37714

46 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert Pickett Use: Dwelling - Two family

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39 Deering Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert Woodill Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110078

Alterations at Cushings Island for Robert Hale, Esq., Portland, 1915-1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1937 Location: Portland Client: Robert Hale Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 109237

Robert Field residence, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Bangor Client: Robert Field Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109191

Robert Graham residence, Veazie, 1944-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1954 Location: Veazie Client: Robert Graham Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

Site Pages

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Robert A. Frost Memorial Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Portland, ME, 1853. Dr. Robert Southgate Robert Southgate: doctor, lawyer, judge, gentleman farmer, and businessman."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Book 100, page 571. Domingue, Robert. The Village of Cockell: An Illustrated History of Pine Point, Maine. Wilmington, MA: Hampshire Press, 1988."

My Maine Stories

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My work as chief of surgery at Mercy Hospital
by Dr. Robert McAfee, MD

Dr. McAfee, MD, former chief of surgery discussed his former colleagues and his work at Mercy

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Mémère’s Notebook
by Robert Sylvain

My Mémère’s Notebook of old Acadian Folksongs

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My WWII Navy Adventure starts at age 13
by I. Robert Miller

My love for the Navy, on 10 ships & many battles, on the cover of Naval aviation News magazine