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Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"Classical and Scientific Academy Classical & Scientific Academy, Central Street, Hallowell, ca."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… 7, 1794Maine Historical Society The use of a classic oval-on-axis design is believed to have been influenced by Boston born architect Charles…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"… of a series designed to acquaint children with classic books which were written for adults. View additional information about this item on the…"

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Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"1899) was designed by John Calvin Stevens. This classic shingle style home sits high above the Kennebec River town of Hallowell, Maine."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… and growing collection of contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction, VHS and DVD movies, audio books, and a distinguished collection of…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… shows a formally posed young woman set against a classical railing and trees as if in the outdoors. The outdoor effect is especially evident in a…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"1965Maine Historical Society Conservative, classic matronly dress and coat outfits of the time are represented by a formal special occasion…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… enjoyed the relative freedom of loose, partly classically inspired short waisted gowns, notably made of cotton, fashion’s new favorite fabric."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"This attitude played out in the now classic movies, "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando (1953), and "Rebel Without a Cause" with James Dean (1955)."

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Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… in Hallowell and was educated at the Hallowell Classical Academy. As a boy he worked for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who…"

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Norway Memorial Library

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Cary Memorial Library

"… of over 12,000 items, including current and classic fiction, a Maine Collection, a children's collection, non-fiction, a teen collection, large…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… is the collection’s only example of the famous, classic, Channel-style jacket. Near the end of her career in the 1960s and 1970s, Chanel earned…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"2000. Yesterday's Classics, LLC. Retrieved 3 Dec. 2008 from http://www.mainlesson.com/displayauthor.php?author=abbott. "Jacob Abbott." KnowledgeRush."

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Davistown Museum

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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Viles House in Augusta was inspired by the classicism of the American Greek Revival style. Thomas was at his best when designing in the English Tudor…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… the Hallowell Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… building designed by Charles Loring, is a mix of Classical Revival, Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"The fact that this man was able to make a classical violin without formal training and using regular carpenter’s tools is astonishing.” Litchfield…"

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… recent hits from Broadway or revivals of older classics. The Importance of Being Earnest, As You Like It, and many others were put on in the early…"

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Even today, E.B. White’s classic story is honored by a Charlotte's Web Tent that has all the animals from the story."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… at first a ship’s carpenter, made sketches of classical buildings while on shore leave in the Mediterranean."