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1. 0197a - Negative, Glass Plate

   City Building, Biddeford, showing Fire Department testing a new engine, 1909. An Atlantic Shore Line railway freight car is parked at City Square; onlookers in the wagons are thought to be farmers delivering produce to the freight car.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 0197b - Negative, Glass Plate

   City Building, Biddeford, 1909. The Biddeford Fire Department is testing a new engine; an Atlantic Shore Line railway freight car is also visible. Some of the onlookers in wagons are thought to be farmers delivering produce to the freight car.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 0431A - Postcard

   Copy of a color postcard showing the Hotel Thacher, Main and Adams Streets, circa 1915.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 0525 - Negative, Sheet Film

   City Building, Main and Adams Street, Biddeford, 1888. At this time the Post Office and First National Bank were both located in the City Building, along with offices and the City Opera House. The rounded corner of the Thacher Hotel/Biddeford House is visible, without its portico. This shows the building both after the belltower was added and after the addition of electrical and telegraph/telephone poles to the city in 1887.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 0526 - Negative, Sheet Film

   Early view of Biddeford's City Building (1860-1894), Main and Adams Streets, circa 1870. Cornerstone was laid July 4, 1860. This shows the building prior to the addition of the bell tower, and before the addition of telephone/electrical poles in the city. Also visible is the original portico of the Biddeford House/Thacher Hotel, with a horse and carriage parked along-side. Various businesses operated here, including the First National Bank, York ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. 0527 - Negative, Sheet Film

   Ruins of City Building, Main Street, Biddeford after December 30, 1894 fire. Firemen can be seen still spraying the building. The freezing weather made fighting this particular fire very challenging. This is a copy negative; the location of the original image is unknown.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 0631 - Stereograph

   Universalist Church, Biddeford, 1869. This church was built in 1867, and dedicated in April 1868. Located at the top of City Square, this church stood for 100 years. The steeple came down in 1954 due to hurricane damage. At the time this image was taken, the Civil War monument in City Square had not yet been built. The church in the right background is the Second Congregational "White Church"; the picture shows the church when it had only one ste...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 0743 - Print, Photographic

   Hotel Thacher, Main Street, Biddeford, 1955. Built in 1847 and opened as the "Biddeford House", this brick block with 100 rooms was the largest hotel in York County at the time. The name was later changed to honor Biddeford's famous Judge George Thacher, who was member of both the Continental Congress and then the first U.S. Congess in 1789.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. 0744 - Print, Photographic

   Biddeford House, Main Street, Biddeford, circa 1855. John C. Robbins, whose name is on the portico, was the proprietor. The building was only about 8 years old when this photograph was taken.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. 0744a - Print, Photographic

    Etching of Biddeford House, Main Street, Biddeford by Kilburn-Mallory of Boston, circa 1855. The name of the proprietor at the time of this etching, T.K. Lane, can be seen on the portico.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. 0749 - Print, Photographic

    First Universalist Church, City Square (confluence of Adams, Jefferson and South Streets), 1955. Built in 1867, the church steeple had to be lowered in 1954 because of hurricane damage. The Soldier's Monument at right was erected in 1887 as a memorial to Biddeford's veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865. The church building has since been torn down, and a bank was built on the spot.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. 0935 - Negative, Sheet Film

    Biddefords first municipal Christmas tree, City Square, 1913. Distribution of 2500 boxes of candy on Christmas morning to a crowd of children by Fraternal Order of Eagles. From the blue card: "A 30-foot Christmas tree was put up on December 24th, 1913, in City Square bythe Biddeford Business Men's Association and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Elaborate musical programs were given on Christmas Eve and Christmas night, and on Christmas morning Jos...

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. 0936 - Print, Photographic

    Crowds watching distribution of 2,500 boxes of candy to Biddeford children on Christmas morning, December 25, 1913. The candy was distributed in front of the first municipal Christmas tree, City Square. This image shows the front of the Nickel Theater, decorated in evergreen boughs and American flags, and there is a sign (paritally obscured) above the entryway which reads "Home of the Eagle's Santa Claus".

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. 0937 - Print, Photographic

    The Fraternal Order of Eagles and their Santa distribute 2,500 boxes of candy in City Square, Christmas morning, 1913. The man with the megaphone at left is Frank X.C. Cote, owner of the Nickel Theater which is seen at right decorated for the holiday. An account of this was written in the Biddeford Daily Journal, 26 December 1913.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. 1331 - Print, Photographic

    Summer trolleys on Main Street, Biddeford by Thacher Hotel and the Crystal Arcade building, taken July 14, 1935. Summer trolleys are distinctive for being open to the elements. The trolleys are Biddeford-Saco R.R. Co. car #246, which is passing car #31.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. 1444 - Print, Photographic

    Original brick City Building and Opera House, Main Street, Biddeford, circa 1890. This building was home to numerous shops and businesses, including the City Opera House and the First National Bank. It burned December 31, 1894.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. 1446a - Print, Photographic

    Workers guild the dome at City Hall, Main Street, Biddeford, October 1981.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. 1730 - Print, Photographic

    York County Savings Bank marquee, Main Street, Biddeford, circa 1935. The York County Savings Bank occupied the ground floor along Main and Adams Streets in the City Building. Also visible is a portion of the sign for the Telephone & Telegraph Co., which was located across Adams Street in the Thacher Hotel building. Curious onlookers can be seen in the window above the marquee on the right.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. 1732a - Print, Photographic

    York County Savings Bank storefront view from Main Street, Biddeford, circa 1935. The York County Savings Bank occupied the ground floor along Main and Adams Streets in the City Building. A portion of Charles Traynor's pharmacy storefront can be seen to the right. [Also 4x5 BW film copy negative]

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. 1732b - Print, Photographic

    York County Savings Bank storefront view from Main Street, Biddeford, circa 1935. The York County Savings Bank occupied the ground floor along Main and Adams Streets in the City Building. A portion of Charles Traynor's pharmacy storefront can be seen to the right.

    Record Type: Photo