Keywords: Cased photograph
Item 104452
Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Kennebunk Media: daguerreotype
Item 104445
Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Portland Media: daguerreotype
Item 35210
569-575 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Eoline M Wilson Use: Filling Station & Store
Item 54486
289 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Hersey Corporation Use: Store
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Eternal Images: Photographing Childhood
From the earliest days of photography doting parents from across Maine sought to capture images of their young children. The studio photographs often reflect the families' images of themselves and their status or desired status.
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In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.
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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers
"Such was the case of Almond W. Hanscom, who signed himself as a "traveling artist" on a circa 1860 ambrotype of Adam Winslow and his grandson Adam."
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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society
"What makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition…"
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In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25
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