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Item 7730

Child with doll and pet dog, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Media: Photoprint

Item 104499

Portrait of Zip, Portland, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Location: Portland Media: Daguerreotype

Item 15893

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his dog Trap, ca. 1894

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1864 Location: Cambridge Media: Albumen print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Ladies surround child on small slide at a children's party at Biddeford Pool, 1917

May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.