41 at 1 ½
The 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, was photographed around 1925. The father of the 43rd President, George W. Bush, was taking his first steps...
A 1930s household
This page from the Fifteenth Census includes houses located on Oxford Street in Portland, Maine. This form includes a wealth of information about the individuals...
An amusement for all
Stereographs, a pair of nearly identical images positioned side by side on a card, were popular from the 1850’s well into the 20th century. When looking at a...
Cobblestone street in Maine
This stereograph captures a Portland, Maine, thoroughfare—Cumberland Street East—in the early days of the 20th century.
Congress comes to the aid of Maine
Maine government officials believed that British lumberjacks had invaded U.S. soil by logging timber in the Aroostook Valley. So they sent a land agent to evict the...
Declaration of Mikael Amerikian
Mikael Amerikian filed his declaration of intent to become a naturalized American citizen on April 10, 1929 in the District Court of Maine. Among other requirements,...
He’s arrived!
Mikael Amerikian’s certificate of arrival records his port of entry (New York), his name, the date (June 26, 1921), and his manner of arrival (S.S....