Contributed by United Society of Shakers
Description
The 1880 Alfred Church Journal records that on January 29, 1880, "Phares F. Goist the Artist came today and took a Bird's eye view of our beautiful Shaker Home which is to be inserted in the forthcoming 'History of York Co.'"
Visible from the left to the right are the Church family and Second Family and in the distance, the disbanded Third or Gathering Family. At the time 19 Brothers and 36 Sisters resided at the community.
About This Item
- Title: Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880
- Creator: Phares Fulton Goist
- Creation Date: 1880-01-29
- Subject Date: 1880-01-29
- Location: Alfred, York County, ME
- Media: Slide from an illustration- camera obscura/lucida
- Local Code: ITE 3
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Christian communities
- Shakers--History
- Shakers--Missions--Maine--Alfred
- United Society of Shakers--Maine--Alfred--Description & views--Birds-eye-views--Maps
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- Agriculture
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- Delmer Charles Wilson
- Farm
- New Gloucester
- New Hampshire
- Photography
- Portland
- Portraits
- Religion
- Religion & philosophy
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- Sabbathday Lake
- Shaker
For more information about this item, contact:
United Society of Shakers707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-4597
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