Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Five Portland photographers of this period are represented in the Maine Historical Society Collection: Marcus Ormsbee, George M."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Soon his criteria expanded to include portrait photographs of Maine people by local photographers. In junior high school, Earle Shettleworth read…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection is standalone collection featured as a separate section of this site."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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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 - Studio Portraits

"… on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection between portrait photography and the larger scale…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"… of sports photography, from high school sports to photographs of famous athletes. Coverage of different types of sports was all encompassing, and…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Collection contains several photographs that are copies of earlier portraits. A circa 1830-50 folk art painting of a woman…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"If no painted or photographic image had been made of a family member, the post-mortem daguerreotype was an inexpensive and readily available means to…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… Collection contains several examples of photographic copies of portraits. An ambrotype copy of an early nineteenth century silhouette of an…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… cites the widespread practice of soldiers being photographed by quoting Humphrey’s Journal for February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies the…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed in the clothing of their trade or profession, enhancing the image by holding the…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Probably the work of a Portland photographer, the skillfully composed portrait of Lucretia Day Sewall and five of her children is a striking image…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… of the 1840s and 50s rank among the earliest photographs of the city. Firemen’s musters and parades were important public events in nineteenth…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are well-represented in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs from the Evening Express , 1920-1935 America’s obsession with celebrity is nothing new."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"1860Maine Historical Society Photographers sought to create the effect of portraiture by using painted backgrounds in their studios."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their sitters, some portrayed their subjects with a touch of…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… also represented in the Society’s early outdoor photographs, as reflected in street scenes in South Paris and Athens."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… lived for more than a century – long enough to be photographed in old age. Legend often states Conrad Heyer was the first white child born in the…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"By the time the Philadelphia photographer Frederick Langenheim took this picture in 1856, Longfellow had established an international reputation for…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"His photographers worked under the auspices of Gannett’s “Maine first” strategy, taking photos of everything relating to life in Maine."

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Maine’s seagoing heritage are four portrait photographs of captains whose stern faces reflect the responsibilities of commanding a ship at sea."