Keywords: Early Maine photography
Item 110370
Ambrotype of a young woman by Dr. Stuart, Belfast, ca. 1859
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1859 Location: Belfast Media: ambrotype
Item 105041
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Media: Tintype
Exhibit
Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye
The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.
Exhibit
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
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"Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a…"
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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society
"The former consists of James B. Vickery and Early G. Shettleworth, Jr.’s expansive collection of early photographs, initially donated to MHS in 2006."
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
Story
Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC