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Item 33326

Joseph T. & Ella Jordan Mason home, Biddeford, 1896

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 33576

Interior of St. John's Episcopal Church, Bangor, 1895

Contributed by: St. John's Episcopal Church through Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 33575

View of the St. John's Tiffany Window, Bangor, ca. 1906

Contributed by: St. John's Episcopal Church through Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1906 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

Exhibit

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.