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History gallery

Pittsfield and Maine Masonry, in pictures.

Historical photographs and drawings of the town and of Masonic halls elsewhere in Maine. None shows Meridian Lodge, its building or its members.

1889–1984

The gallery

Each picture lists its source and credit. The Lodge’s own photographs will be added once it supplies them with permissions.

Bird's-eye view lithograph of Pittsfield, Maine, 1889
Bird's-eye view of Pittsfield, 1889 (lithograph). Photo: George E. Norris; Burleigh Litho. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source (opens external site)
1905 postcard view of Pittsfield, Maine, looking north
Pittsfield, Maine, looking north; 1905 postcard. Photo: Via Wikimedia Commons (uploaded by Hugh Manatee). Public domain. Source (opens external site)
Architect's drawing of the Carnegie Library in Pittsfield, Maine, about 1904
Carnegie Library, Pittsfield, Maine, about 1904 (architect's drawing). Photo: Albert Randolph Ross, architect. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication (Library of Congress advisory). Source (opens external site)
1916 photograph of a building in Guilford, Maine, that housed a Masonic hall
Building in Guilford, Maine, that housed a Masonic hall, 1916 (razed 2000). Photo: Unknown photographer, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source (opens external site)
Masonic Temple in Portland, Maine, between 1910 and 1920
Masonic Temple, Portland, Maine, between 1910 and 1920. Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication (Library of Congress advisory). Source (opens external site)
Postcard of the bridge and Universalist Church in Pittsfield, Maine, about 1930–45
Bridge and Universalist Church, Pittsfield, Maine; postcard, about 1930–45. Photo: Tichnor Brothers, publisher, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source (opens external site)
Masonic Temple on Route 2 in Skowhegan, Maine, photographed in 1984
Masonic Temple, Route 2, Skowhegan, Maine, 1984. Photo: John Margolies. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication (Library of Congress advisory). Source (opens external site)