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Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Purse seining off Swan's Island, 1999Swan's Island Historical Society Roger May and fellow fishermen purse seining, Swan's Island, 1999Swan's…"

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Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Biddeford's earliest inhabitants have many names."

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Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… Desert Island’s first white settler Beaded purse, ca. 1880Abbe Museum Late in life ca. 1915, Abraham Somes’ great-granddaughter Adelma…"

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Blue Hill Agricultural Fair, ca. 1875

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… drivers come from around the country, though the purse is smaller than some, because of its relaxed, authentic atmosphere."

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Cottage baby with student nurse, Farmington, ca. 1947

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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