Keywords: Portrait photographs
Item 4111
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Isle of Wight, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Media: Photographic print
Item 111870
Chansonetta Stanley Emmons self portrait, Newton, Massachusetts, 1904
Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Kingfield; Newton Media: Photographic print
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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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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 - Portland Photographers
"Between 1856 and 1859 Rufus Adams made a portrait of a young woman, while A. M. McKenney took a picture of a young man in 1860."
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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits
"Studio Portraits Studio Portrait Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection…"
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21st and 19th century technology and freelance photography
by Brendan Bullock
My work is a mash-up of cutting edge technology and 19th century chemistry techniques.
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Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns
My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.
