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Keywords: Parishes
Historical Items Showing 3 of 230 View All
Item 6929
Title: First Parish Church, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: First Parish in Portland
Date: circa 1890
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
Item 7169
Title: Columbarium and tablet, First Parish, Portland, Unitarian Universalist
Contributed by: First Parish in Portland
Date: 1909-04-25
Location: Portland
Media: Marble, photograph
Item 7175
Title: Painting of Hermann Kotzschmar, Portland, 1895
Contributed by: First Parish in Portland
Date: 1895
Location: Portland
Media: Oil on canvas
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Item 33108
Address: 123 Beacon Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Woodford Congregational Parish
Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 38171
Address: 279 Congress Street (ext), Portland
Owner in 1924: Trustees of St. Paul's Parish
Use: Rectory
Item 38559
Exhibits Showing 2 of 2 View All
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
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.