Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880
Contributed by United Society of Shakers
Item 6735
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Description
The 1880 Alfred Church Journal records that on January 29, 1880, "Phares F. Goist the Artist came today and took a Bird's eye view of our beautiful Shaker Home which is to be inserted in the forthcoming 'History of York Co.'"
Visible from the left to the right are the Church family and Second Family and in the distance, the disbanded Third or Gathering Family. At the time 19 Brothers and 36 Sisters resided at the community.
Other Information
- Title: Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880
- Creator: Phares Fulton Goist
- Creation Date: 1880-01-29
- Subject Date: 1880-01-29
- Town: Alfred
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: Slide from an illustration- camera obscura/lucida
- Local Code: ITE 3
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
United Society of Shakers
707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-4597
http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/
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LC Subject Headings
Shakers--Missions--Maine--Alfred
United Society of Shakers--Maine--Alfred--Description & views--Birds-eye-views--Maps
Shakers--History
Christian communities
Other Keywords
Sabbathday Lake , Portland , Delmer Charles Wilson , Portraits , Buildings , Religious community , Shaker , Photography , Farm , New Hampshire , Religion , Religion & philosophy , New Gloucester , Agriculture
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