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Description
A tintype portrait depicts Ellen Jane Small (1841-1931), the daughter of George and Eleanor Small of Raymond. Ellen had at least one brother, Herman Daniel Small. Born into a family of farmers, she became a schoolteacher and donated a schoolhouse to the town of Raymond in 1908. Later in life, she joined the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She died in Gray on October 9, 1931.
About This Item
- Title: Ellen Jane Small, Raymond, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Raymond, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Tintype
- Dimensions: 6.3 cm x 8.9 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2003 Box 4/3, 146-68-22c
- Collection: Early photography collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Farmers--Maine--Raymond
- Temperance--Maine--Raymond
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Women in education
- Women teachers--Maine--Raymond
People
Other Keywords
- Clubs
- Education
- Educators
- Rural education
- Societies
- Teachers
- Temperance movement
- Women's organizations
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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