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Fisherman's Shanty

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a fisherman's shanty along the shoreline surrounded by rocks. At the shoreline is a man and numerous boats pulled ashore. Caption reads: "...
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Longfellow Monument and Square

Date: 1920
Description: Close-up of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow monument and the surrounding cobbled square. Installed in 1888 and sculpted by Franklin Simmons, the monument f...
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Congress and First Street Junction

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the junction of Congress and First Streets downtown, featuring cars, pedestrians, storefronts, and railroad tracks.
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State Street

Date: 1915
Description: View looking down State Street lined with trees and houses. Automobiles are parked along the curbs on both sides.
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Congress Street

Date: 1920
Description: View up Congress Street, featuring the Portland Observatory. There are two sets of street railroad tracks.
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Elevated View of Shaker Settlement

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Description: Elevated view of the Shaker community, which was organized in 1794, showing numerous houses, a windmill, and a vast expanse of the surrounding wooded area.
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Rural Town View

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Description: View toward the Shaker community, which was organized in 1794. Included are a few of the Shaker buildings and a windmill.
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Central Brick Dwelling

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Description: View across road toward a colonial-style, central brick dwelling located in the Shaker community, which was organized in 1794.
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Low-Level Perspective of Town

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Description: A low-level perspective looking down a sidewalk in the Shaker community, which was organized in 1794. There are numerous houses on both sides, and a windmi...
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Court House and Jail

Date: 1920
Description: A street view of the Court House and jail. Caption reads: "Court House and Jail, Machias, Me."
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Town and Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: A elevated view of the harbor and town.
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Boats in the Harbor

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Description: A view of boats in the harbor of a village in Maine.
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Buildings and a Ferry

Date: 1930
Description: View toward pedestrians on a road between buildings leading to a ferry at the wharf in the harbor.
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Cottages

Date: 1920
Description: View across harbor filled with boats toward small wooden cottages along the far shoreline. A rock wall along the water's edge is in the foreground on the r...
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Boats in the Harbor

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Description: Boats in the harbor and fishermens' shanties along the far shoreline.
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Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards piers, boats and people in a harbor. Dwellings and other buildings are on the far shoreline.
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Buildings at Shoreline

Date: 1920
Description: View through buildings towards boats on water in the background.
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Fishing Boats

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of fishing boats moored in the harbor, with shacks along the shoreline in the foreground.
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Two Fishing Boats

Date: 1920
Description: A view across two fishing boats toward others moored in the harbor.
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Small Wooden Dwelling

Date: 1920
Description: A small wooden dwelling with nearby lobster pots overlooking boats moored and sailing in the bay.

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