Keywords: Inspiration
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2
"… fanciful overlay of wooden Gothic Revival carving inspired by the Cathedral of Milan. When the first of two daguerreotypes were taken, the ell and…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3
"… 1970s, exotic, richly embellished fashions inspired by an eclectic mix of embroidered ethnic dress culled from regions worldwide."
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"… landscape that was and remains at once alluring, inspiring, and challenging. Androscoggin River area map, 1771Maine Historical Society At the…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team
"… inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge, inspires creativity, develops self-reliance, and prepares its graduates for a purposeful life in an…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us
"… 288-3519 The mission of the Abbe Museum is to inspire new learning about the Wabanaki Nations with every visit."
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
"X Another thing everyone was inspired to do was save all cooking fats and grease. When they had saved at least a pound, they would take it to the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor
"They are all a part of world history, and their lives continue to inspire people to this day. These women have been able to shape the history of…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3
"Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the legend of Damon and Pythias."
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3
"Margaret Hinds Bell (class of 1942) was inspired by Kilfoil, her “mother’s cousin, and my ideal” to become a nurse and train at Mercy."
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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas
"Viles House in Augusta was inspired by the classicism of the American Greek Revival style. Thomas was at his best when designing in the English Tudor…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2
"… were tinged with rusticism, romance, and poetry, inspired by the view of the sublime in nature promoted by the landscape painters of the Hudson…"
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"… Thuya Lodge and designed and formed the Japanese inspired Asticou Azalea Garden. Both have become world famous for their unique blend of natural…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"… Prouts Neck area of Scarborough, where he drew inspiration for his famous marine paintings. Lewis L."
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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy
"… on being a community free to respond to need, inspired and enabled the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine to respond to the severe health crisis…"
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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2
"… Mary Consuela named Florence Nightingale as an inspiration to her, as well as Catherine McAuley, who she believed was “a wonderful example of a…"
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Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection
"Vickery, who further inspired his collecting. In his sophomore year at Colby College, Shettleworth wrote a paper entitled "The Daguerreotypists of…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… Media While living in Manhattan, Grayson was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's historic flight in May, 1927, and she became determined to be the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School
"… true over fifteen years later, as we are still inspired by Cohen’s accomplishments. Woodcock said after studying and contact with Cohen, “People…"
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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"… robbed and rewarded by her capriciousness, and inspired by her tireless, unceasing example. As in each moment, when new water passes a given spot…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"But she still pursued her dreams and inspired many others. Charlotte was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in December 22, 1846."
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
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Colby College Special Collections
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