Keywords: Military Merit
Item 80032
Purple Heart citation for John Edward Barry, 1947
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1945-01-02 Location: Newburgh Media: Text
Item 81263
Symbol of Recognition for John Edward Barry, Portland, 1945
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1945-05-30 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits
"… that he had "engaged an artist of acknowledged merit to design furniture, etc., etc. so as to give his pictures all the richness and romance of the…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation
"… of Chalgrove, opinion is hotly divided as to his merit.” Perhaps the fact that he refused to pay what he considered an illegal tax imposed by King…"
