Keywords: Children playing with dolls
Item 7730
Child with doll and pet dog, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Media: Photoprint
Item 104880
Three girls preparing for a Chapman school play, Portland, 1921
Who are they?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1921 Location: Portland Media: glass negative
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
