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Early Maine Photography - Art

"Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"The former consists of James B. Vickery and Early G. Shettleworth, Jr.’s expansive collection of early photographs, initially donated to MHS in 2006."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Occupational Photography Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… under a cumulative title of “MHS Early Maine Photography." The photographs within the "MHS Early Maine Photography" collections found their way to…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Summer Cummings (1800-1848). Born in Waterford, Dr. Cummings graduated from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… featured within MHS' 2015 exhibition Early Maine Photography, as well as Maine Photography: A History 1840-2015, co-authored by Shettleworth, Libby…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… includes several major examples of outdoor photography. Of these, four daguerreotypes and an ambrotype of Portland streets scenes of the 1840s and…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Landscape Photography Connor and Hathorn Building, Pittsfield, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Landscape Photography Bemis Family, South Paris, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"Landscape Photography Landscape Photography Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… the daguerreotype as the preferred means of photography. Modest in cost and having a non-reflective surface, ambrotypes were the stock in trade of…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… Collection illustrate post-mortem photography. Taken in 1843, the daguerreotype of Mrs. William H."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Landscape Photography Mussey's Row, Middle Street, Portland, ca. 1856Maine Historical Society Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Maine Historical Society’s collection of early photography are daguerreotypes of Revolutionary War soldiers Conrad Heyer of Waldoboro and the…"

Early Maine Photography - War

"… Revolution passed away, more than 70,000 men from Maine fought in the Civil War to preserve the Union and end slavery."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Maine occupational portraits are well represented in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection by daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers alike," according to Robert Wilson’s…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"… Society The faces of pre-Civil War rural Maine are symbolized in a daguerreotype of John R."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… died in 1829, a decade before the invention of photography. Thus, his image is known only through portraits painted during his lifetime, including…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… sought to make the connection between portrait photography and the larger scale, and more costly tradition of portrait painting. Samuel L."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… retains much of the freshness and beauty of her early years, and all of the dignity and even majesty of her appearance and deportment."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He was elected as a Congressman in 1843 and as U.S. Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several examples of group daguerreotypes, the most significant of…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… by the experience of life in pre-Civil War rural Maine. Appearances can be deceiving. A glance at the finely dressed Weeks family belies the fact…"