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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 12011

Letter of Introduction, Bangor, 1828

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1828-04-28 Location: Houlton; Bangor Media: Paper

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Item 14628

Family Treat potato bag, Houlton, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Houlton Media: Paper

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116358

Walker Street improvement for Dr. Holt, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Client: E. E. Holt Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Debates Over Suffrage

While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote

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Cottage for women, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909

Among the Lungers: Treating TB

Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.

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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Site Pages

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Maine General Hospital in moonlight, Portland, ca. 1909

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… and Ear Infirmary opened in 1886 as a place to treat those types of maladies among the poor, and became a full-fledged general hospital in 1928."

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Ice Storm, Second Street, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… moved to the Maine General Medical Center to get treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. She was put into a special room full of oxygen to filter…"

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Dr. Willam Castein Mason, Bangor, ca. 1920

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… room and a few rooms in which to keep and treat patients. The original building was fairly small for a hospital and it is unbelievable to see how…"