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Presque Isle Memorials 1900

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Also shows tools used to carve memorials.On back is written: T. Barney Thompson T.B. Thompson. Presque Isle Memorial 1900 Mostly Marble in those…"

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Wabanaki family inside tent, Bar Harbor, ca. 1885

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… orders for items such as personalized hand-carved paddles, and occasionally, to have their fortunes told."

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Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Rock carvings have shown several whales being surrounded by boats as if they were being whaled. During the 11th century, the Basques realized that…"

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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… wherever there was a small field of stone to be carved by an individual. These were named for their characteristic of “moving” whenever the rock…"

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Moose in the Aroostook Woods, 1895

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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