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Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848

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…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"While Leland’s artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland portrait painter Charles O. Cole."

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Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… to be less formal and more creative in composing studio portraits. In an ambrotype, little Eleanor Bradley Peters proudly wears her large fur lined…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… portraiture by using painted backgrounds in their studios. A tintype shows a formally posed young woman set against a classical railing and trees…"

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"McKenney. Marcus Ormsbee moved his studio from Boston to Portland in 1843 and practiced in the city through 1850."

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Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"What brought them together in a photographer’s studio – school, friendship, or family? Other group daguerreotypes in the Society’s collection are…"