Keywords: Folk Victorian
Item 18764
Joseph A. Johnson home and family, New Sweden, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 18801
Alfred Abrahamson house, New Sweden, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
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
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture
"… gabled-L farmhouses, craftsman bungalows, folk Victorians, Greek and Gothic Revivals. A few examples of Queen Anne and Second Empire buildings can…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood
"These were never patented. He built a beautiful Victorian house for his family. It stands today. He was active in town affairs and participated in a…"
