Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… is seated in an elaborately carved Gothic Revival chair. Photographers in smaller communities sometimes relied on painted backgrounds in place of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"1900Jesup Memorial Library Beyond simple wooden chairs and stools, there was little furniture at the encampment."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… backdrop with his left hand on a cane-seated chair, he stares earnestly at the photographer, seemingly unconcerned by his half buttoned jacket and…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… placed before the camera on a cane seated chair. The unframed portrait shows a man in formal clothing writing with a quill pen."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… handles, whiffle-trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats. It was later converted to a long lumber mill."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… handles, whiffle–trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats. Then it was a lumber mill. This company also had its own store called the Veneer Hall…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"For the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by an awning, and the remaining seating consisted of settees, for the common…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… spent time in swings, hammocks, and rocking chairs. Opportunities for sailing were offered by both The Homestead and The Blue Hill Inn, as well as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… foremost proponent of statehood, eventually chairing the constitutional convention in 1819 and becoming the State’s first governor in 1820 (see…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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