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Item 16636

Wedding proposal, Fryeburg, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic Print from Glass Negative

Item 5985

Wedding trip to Christmas Cove, Maine, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Christmas Cove Media: Photographic print

Item 72750

"Springtime" cast photo, Farmington State Normal School, 1925

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1925 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.

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Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

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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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Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… so as to give his pictures all the richness and romance of the Italian school." The Portland Transcript reported on November 13, 1852, that…"

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Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… saving a man at the eddy at Carls Point, a failed romance, operating a butchering cart with his father, working at Eastes and Whittiers Stove…"