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Bramhall, Portland, 1856

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… inn at the Ricker family’s famous Poland Spring resort. The Maine Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion House…"

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Garden at Beau Desert, Bar Harbor, ca. 1900

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of the garden and landscapes we find there at the start of…"

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School Bell, Islesboro, ca. 1880

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Watts’ hymn book and the Almanac, which were resorted to on all occasions. Many who never had but a few months’ schooling became good readers and…"

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Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… nineteenth century tintype studio in a coastal resort. Curiously, the sitter holds two large dollar bills and has another pinned to his coat."

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Enoch Lincoln, Paris, 1827

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… on the porch of his cottage at the popular summer resort of Nahant, Massachusetts. By the time the Philadelphia photographer Frederick Langenheim…"