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Item 72944

Edna St. Vincent Millay, Camden, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: circa 1906 Location: Newburyport Media: Paper

Item 103852

Winter freeze, Portland Harbor, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 105684

Two-piece ecru suit, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Media: silk, mother of pearl, metal

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

Exhibit

Park Street after the ice storm, Portland, 1886

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

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Capt. MacMillan's departure, Wiscasset, 1925

Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

Site Pages

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is overlapping. Oh and did you know the ’98 Ice Storm was a federal disaster? Really, I’m not…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"The ice kept coming until the wire snaps. This occurred in both events. In these two incidents it took more then a few days for everything to thaw…"