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Historical Items

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Item 76191

Vaughan's Bridge, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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Item 7565

Benjamin Vaughan letter to a Dr. Page, 1803

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1803-02-07 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34224

Vaughan Farm, Bull calf, Hallowell, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Emma Clark Weeks through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1933 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 78488

214-218 Vaughan Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Vaughan Hall Incorporated Use: Apartments

Item 66005

134-136 North Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Vaughan Foster Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 83270

1056-1088 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Vaughan A. West Use: Shed

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116356

Chase house on Vaughan Street, Portland, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Portland Client: F. V. Chase Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 111965

Noyes house at 134 Vaughan St., Portland, 1909-1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1922 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Charles E. Noyes Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111964

Marshall house at 138 Vaughan St., Portland, 1911-1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911–1915 Location: Portland Client: Frank D. Marshall Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Luxurious Leisure

From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.

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Eye in the Sky

In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"In 1840, Sarah Hallowell Vaughan sold the Vaughan Stream water rights because of loss of family funds."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream Jake Allen, Ethan Ballew & Avery Page McClench Machine Shop, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A."

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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"He was born in Jamaica where his family owned extensive sugar plantations. The family resided in England and Vaughan, a true polymath, received a…"