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Item 33667

Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine advertisement, Biddeford, 1866

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1866 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10102

Cassidy Hill, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Etching

Item 6298

Blue-fishing, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Etching

Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"… and speaking their language into the bell, etching them on cylinders made of ceresin, beeswax, and stearic wax."

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Cartoon, Portland Watch or Cracking Notes, ca. 1840

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… early 19th century Charles Gerletti, Glagow, Etched glass in wooden box Collections of Maine State Museum, purchased with funds from the Lewis J."

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Glooskap Setting His Dogs on the Witches, ca. 1884

Gluskap of the Wabanaki

Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.