Keywords: Graduation photographs
Item 8886
Eighth Grade Graduation, Garland, 1951
Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: 1951 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print
Item 71032
Eighth grade graduation, Swan's Island, 1954
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1954-06-10 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."
Exhibit
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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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest
"Born in Waterford, Dr. Cummings graduated from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced medicine in Portland with his…"
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Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection
"Soon his criteria expanded to include portrait photographs of Maine people by local photographers. In junior high school, Earle Shettleworth read…"
Story
A poem about my experiences in Vietnam
by Doug Rawlings
A poem about my experiences in Vietnam
Story
The story behind David Moses Bridges' basket
by Patricia Ayala Rocabado
The story behind David Moses Bridges' (1962-2017) birch bark basket
