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Lillian Nordica, 1877

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1877 Location: Farmington; New York Media: Photographic print

Jacket worn by Lillian Nordica, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: circa 1913 Location: Farmington Media: Silk bengaline

Proposed Nordica Memorial Museum, Farmington, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Farmington Client: Nordica Memorial Museum Architect: John P. Thomas

Lillian Nordica: Farmington Diva

Lillian Norton, known as Nordica, was one of the best known sopranos in America and the world at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. She was a native of Farmington.

People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

Nordica Memorial Association

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897

"The year is not certain, but Nordica undertook a tour of the United States in 1897. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"