Keywords: 19th Century Furnishings
Item 100678
Caroline Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Minneapolis Media: Photographic print
Item 18176
Candlestick patterns, ca. 1840
Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Warren Media: Brass
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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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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"Each workman furnished his own tools, all of which were sold at the store of William Coggins. The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the…"
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Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
