Keywords: Mechanical drawing
Item 111833
Free Drawing School certificate from Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Portland, ca. 1988
Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1988 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 111847
Drawing School advertisement, Portland, 1989
Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1989 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 109435
Plan for Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Auburn, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Mechanics Savings Bank Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 111345
Engine design drawing, Biddeford, 2015
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2015 Location: Biddeford Client: Engine Architect: Carol A. Wilson
Exhibit
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
Exhibit
Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56
"… Topics and personalities include: 1848 Bangor Mechanics Festival Tribute to Col. Daniel Chaplin 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Thurston & Metcalf Nath…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840
"… beast where every convenience both natural and mechanical were combined." When he was a teenager, Martin worked for Hopkins on his farm and in his…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
