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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Home for Joseph Briggs designed by George M. Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard Coombs (1851-1909) was born in Brunswick in 1851."

Tate House Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and John Patten. He later joined his brothers’ shipbuilding firm and became one Bath’s…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… was made by the Boston area photographer George K. Warren. While Leland’s artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection includes images of four major Federal Period…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… Historical Society Collection: Marcus Ormsbee, George M. Howe, Rufus Adams, Thomas R. Burnham, and A, M. McKenney."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… sculptors, and carvers who worked in the city, George Henry Bailey pursued the dual professions of artist and veterinarian."

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"In an ambrotype by George W. Campbell of South Berwick, a young woman was photographed against a freely painted backdrop resembling the decorative…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In one of a series of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description George Francis Train, a…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Follett of New Sharon (9th Maine), and Private George Allen Soule of North Yarmouth (1st Maine,10th Maine, DC Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry)."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… in 1814, she rescued the full-length portrait of George Washington from the East Room. In 1817 the Madisons returned to Montpelier, their Virginia…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… of the island by the Portland photographer George M. Howe provides an excellent view of Dr. Cumming’s property and commemorates a major historical…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"The other image is a whole plate daguerreotype by George M. Howe taken in February, 1853. Larger and less formally posed than Carleton’s, this…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Photographers George S. Hough and Charles J. Anthony, then at 112 Middle Street, almost certainly made this remarkable series of daguerreotypes."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"Georges Valley High School Georges Valley High School Image from www.msad50.org X Georges Valley High School 47 Valley Street, Thomaston, Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866

"Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Dr. George W."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"

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 - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Famous People Hannibal Hamlin, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Hannibal Hamlin This ambrotype of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Famous People Governor Enoch Lincoln Enoch Lincoln, Paris, 1827Maine Historical Society Governor Enoch Lincoln died in 1829, a decade before…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Art Silhouette of an unidentified woman, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of…"