Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Portrait of Longfellow

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library

Date: circa 1835

Media: Offset reproduction, black-and-white

Title: Robert Henry Gay, Biddeford, 1887

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library

Date: 1887

Location: Biddeford

Media: Photograph, Cabinet Card

Title: Henry W. Longfellow, ca. 1846

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library

Date: circa 1846

Media: Engraving on paper

People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

Picturing Henry

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popularity in the 19th century is reflected by the number of images of him -- in a variety of media -- that were produced and reproduced, some to go with published works of his, but many to be sold to the public on cards and postcards.

Eternal Images: Photographing Childhood

From the earliest days of photography doting parents from across Maine sought to capture images of their young children. The studio photographs often reflect the families' images of themselves and their status or desired status.