Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He was elected as a Congressman in 1843 and as U.S. Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine were large new barns, such as the one under construction in this circa 1860-70 tintype, which…"

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 - 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 3

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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."

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Similarly, a fireman from Skowhegan and John Chase of Unity are seated in front of folk art backdrops painted in maritime themes."

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…"

Hollingsworth Fine Arts

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Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture…"

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"… group of women devoted to the study of the arts in their many and various forms formed the Arts Study Club."