Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early photography are daguerreotypes of Revolutionary War…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… buildings: the Webber and Porter Building on Main Street in Searsport, the Connor and Hathorn Building on Main Street in Pittsfield, the Stoddard…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection includes several major examples of outdoor photography."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… style block in the center was built for the Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Company in 1803-04 from plans by Alexander Parris."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"In contrast to the tidy appearance of Main Street, South Paris is the frontier quality of Athens’ vernacular commercial buildings with a barn under…"

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…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several photographs that are copies of earlier portraits."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… was married to Richard Cutts of Saco, and the Maine Historical Society probably acquired this daguerreotype from the Cutts family."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1811, he started practicing law in Fryeburg, Maine in 1812, moving his office to Paris in 1819."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

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

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

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

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

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Studio Portraits Studio Portrait Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine Historical Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 136-137. [30] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 134-137, 146. [31] Note that this broadside is signed by Stephen…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"… of Massachusetts, a ship sailing south from Maine would not have to port until New Jersey; once separated, Maine vessels would have to port in…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"Maine Historical Society The irony of this situation, however, had little impact on the closed-door politics in Washington in 1820."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"[13] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 32. [14] Willis, William, History of Portland vol. II (Portland: Charles Day & Co., 1833), 258."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri Compromise…"