Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - War

"… more than 70,000 men from Maine fought in the Civil War to preserve the Union and end slavery. Their numbers are represented by three earnest young…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"I think all the people that fought in the Civil War were really brave. One of the men that was part of the Civil War from Lincoln was William…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… photography are daguerreotypes of Revolutionary War soldiers Conrad Heyer of Waldoboro and the Reverend John Sawyer of Bangor."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… definition to include images from throughout the Civil War period and shortly after, placing the cut-off date at about 1870."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"While most pre Civil War Maine photographers operated studios in cities and towns, some chose the life of itinerants, moving from village to village…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of that Kennebec River town’s flourishing pre Civil War shipbuilding industry and the many mariners who resided there."

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"… Historical Society The faces of pre-Civil War rural Maine are symbolized in a daguerreotype of John R."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Shettleworth’s early interest in the Civil War led him to examine these images and purchase military examples when he could find them."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… a cost standpoint, circular sawed lumber made possible the large barns required by the emerging dairy industry in the post-Civil War period."

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… Click on image to view slideshow In pre-Civil war Maine, death was a frequent occurrence, especially taking the lives of infants and children."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Maine occupational portraits are well represented in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection by daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes."

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Some Maine artists offered the option to have portraits painted based on photographic images. Others used photography to document their work and…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… hardened by the experience of life in pre-Civil War rural Maine. Appearances can be deceiving. A glance at the finely dressed Weeks family belies…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… chair of the Senate Finance Committee during the Civil War led President Abraham Lincoln to appoint him as Secretary of the Treasury, a post he…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Despite financial loss and personal risk, the Sewalls chose to remain in Mobile during the war as Union loyalists."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"In the rural development of Maine before the Civil War, the Greek Revival cape style house enjoyed widespread popularity."

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"1849Maine Historical Society The early Maine photographs at Maine Historical Society are loosely dived into three categories: The…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"While photo journalism began during the American Civil War, newspapers seldom used photography to illustrate or enhance stories until nearly seventy…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Four tintypes in the Maine Historical Society Collection depict pairs of women in novel studio poses."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… the union and abolishing slavery by waging war with Confederate States of America and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation."

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 - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several examples of group daguerreotypes, the most significant of…"