Keywords: Ornamentation
Item 102126
Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Thomas S. Bourne through Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print
Item 100320
Carved eagle for Anshe Sfard synagogue Torah ark, Portland, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Mahogany wood, paint
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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John Bapst High School was dedicated in September 1928 to meet the expanding needs of Roman Catholic education in the Bangor area. The co-educational school operated until 1980, when the diocese closed it due to decreasing enrollment. Since then, it has been a private school known as John Bapst Memorial High School.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy
"… by the Greek Revival, which used proportions and ornamentations of Roman design that linked our new government with the ideals of ancient Greek…"
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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
