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oai:mainememory.net:15748
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circa 1928
Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Kennedy-Portland, ME
circa 1928
John W. Cameron was Portland Head Light Assistant Keeper from 1904 to 1928 and Keeper from 1928 to 1929. He was married to Harriet (Hattie) E. Bonney. The insignia on his lapel- a 2 1/2 inch long by 3/4 inch wide loop with the letter "K" in the middle - indicates the photo was taken at the time he was the Keeper. An Assistant Keeper would have either a "1" "2" or "3" rather than a "K" in the middle of the loop.
Photographic print
14 cm x 9 cm
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Cameron, John W.--Portrait photographs
Lighthouse keepers--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
Portland Head Light (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)--People
Lighthouses--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
Insignia
Cameron, John W.
John W. Cameron, Portland Head Light Keeper
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oai:mainememory.net:15749
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contributor:sphs
circa 1900
Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1900
Born Harriet E. "Hattie" Bonney was the wife of John W. Cameron, who was Portland Head Light Assistant Keeper from 1904 to 1928 and the Keeper from 1928 to 1929.
Photographic print
17 cm x 12 cm
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Cameron, John W.--Family
Cameron, Harriet E.--Portrait photographs
Portland Head Light (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)--People
Lighthouses--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
Bonney, Harriet E
Cameron, Harriet E
Cameron, Hattie E
Hattie E. Cameron, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1900
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oai:mainememory.net:15752
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contributor:sphs
circa 1890
Knightville, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Knightville, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
H. M. Payson
circa 1890
Unlike today's Ocean Street business district, 1890 Ocean Street was a tree shaded residential neighborhood. Five years later Ocean Street became a part of the new town of South Portland when the Maine State Legislature, on March 15, 1895, approved the division of the town of Cape Elizabeth. The northern section became South Portland and the southern section remained Cape Elizabeth. In the photo two horse-drawn vehicles travel along the dirt street that lead to the Portland Bridge. The original bridge was constructed in 1822 and was a toll bridge until 1851. Rebuilt over the years, it was replaced by the "Million Dollar Bridge" in 1916. Portland, across the harbor, can be seen in the background.
Photographic print
9 cm x 11 cm
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H.M. Payson
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Ocean Street (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)--Photographs
Streets--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
South Portland (Me.)--History
Ocean Street, Knightville, Cape Elizabeth, 1890
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oai:mainememory.net:15750
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contributor:sphs
1897
Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Meeting House Hill, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Lefavor Printing Co., Portland
1897
Invitation to the dedication of the Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Organizers printed 150 invitations as well as 106 posters and 500 programs.
The monument is located at the corner of Mitchell and Cottage Roads, South Portland.
The monument association was organized on September 30, 1891 and was modeled after the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association.
In 1895 First Congregational Church, also known as the Old North Church, donated land on which to build the monument.
The invitation reads: " So. Portland, Me., May 1, 1897. The Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association invites you to be present at the dedication of its Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, at South Portland, Maine, on Saturday, the twenty-ninth day of May, eighteen hundred and ninety seven, at 2:30 o'clock P.M. Noah Knight, Sec'y"
Ink on paper
17 cm x 11 cm
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Invitations
Monuments & memorials
Soldiers' monuments
Dedications
Knight, Noah
Monument dedication invitation, South Portland, 1897
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oai:mainememory.net:15751
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contributor:sphs
1896-12-01
Pleasantdate, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Frank C Nutter
1896-12-01
Dated December 1, 1896, an invoice details costs related to the Cape Elizabeth Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Association.
It includes two teams for one day of grading, $11.11; and 115 loads of gravel, $57.50. The bill was paid June 14, 1897.
The monument is at the corner of Mitchell and Cottage Roads, South Portland.
The monument association was organized on September 30, 1891 and was modeled after the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association. In 1895 First Congregational Church, also known as the Old North Church, donated land for the monument.
Paper
11 cm x 21 cm
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Monuments & memorials
South Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Invoices
Nutter, Frank C.
Frank C. Nutter invoice, South Portland, 1896
Text
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contributor:sphs
1897-07-01
Meeting House Hill, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association
1897-07-01
A record shows Albert H. Small's payments of pledge to the Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association.
The funds were paid for materials and labor to construct the monument.
The monument is located on the corner of Mitchell Road and Cottage Road, South Portland. It was completed in the summer of 1896 and dedicated on May 29, 1897.
Edward C. Reynolds, whose name is crossed out, was the president of the monument association.
Paper
17 cm x 21 cm
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Monuments & memorials
Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)
Small, Albert H
Pledge to Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association
Text
oai:mainememory.net:15754
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contributor:sphs
circa 1883
Monument Square, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
John A. Lowell & Co Boston
circa 1883
This 1883 blank Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association stock certificate was found in the records of the Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association and suggests, as does historian William B. Jordan, Jr., that the Cape Elizabeth association, founded in 1891, modeled itself after the Portland organization. The stock was worth $1 per share. Stock purchases funded the planning and construction of Our Lady of Victories Monument located in Portland's Monument Square. At the top of the certificate are the words "Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori."They are Latin words which translate into English as "It is sweet and right to die for your country."
Paper
21 cm x 22 cm
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Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association
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Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association (Portland, Me.)
Stock certificates
Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)
Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association stock certificate
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