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Item 77736

Ether Shepley to son G. F. Shepley, St. Louis, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Portland; Saint Louis Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100954

Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1889 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 100329

Eunice Sewall to sister on school, Choctaw County, Alabama, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-11 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

Exhibit

Elise Fellows White, Skowhegan, ca. 1910

Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family

From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.

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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.