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Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"Family Groups Unidentified family, ca. 1857Maine Historical Society The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains several examples of…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"A half plate daguerreotype by the Portland photographer Samuel L. Carleton shows twenty-nine club members seated or standing in rows."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"Groups Anna Margaret Holwell Deering and daughters, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society Revealing contrasts are found as well in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… Isaiah Welch, the group attending poses for a photograph. Strong Historical Society After the Civil War, Union veterans organized and chartered…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Knights of Pythias The Knights of Pythias was another post-Civil War fraternal organization and secret society…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"The rich and diverse photograph collection at MHS is particularly strong in early photography, that is photographs dating from the 1840s through the…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"What makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition…"

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."

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 - 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."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… "Along the Waterfront", often with accompanying photographs. The most common themes were information about ships in harbor, what the longshoremen…"

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."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… during World War I improved the ability to photograph from airplanes, and the modern aerial photograph was born."

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."

United Society of Shakers

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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…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"… of the disaster featuring images from their own photographers, as well as those of the Kennebec Journal."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"… Today”, which featured a man on the street style photograph and a short story on the subject. This seemingly mundane feature offers a great look…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… following are but a small selection of Centennial photographs found within the Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection at Maine Historical…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"