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Keywords: George Blanchard and Brother

Historical Items

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Item 17131

Creamery cabinet, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland; Poultney Media: Wood, metal

Item 9047

Group in Front of Hotel Coburn, about 1895

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1895 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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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.

Site Pages

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"He later joined his brothers’ shipbuilding firm and became one Bath’s wealthiest citizens. Charles Thompson of South Berwick, ca."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"In 1874, George Blanchard planted apple orchards on Broadmoor Farm, situated behind the Blanchard house at 371 Tuttle Road."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.