Keywords: Formal portrait
Item 101524
Verlie Colby, Westport, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1909 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Item 103640
O.R. Patch family, Bangor, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ambrotype
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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.
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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.
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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2
"More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies of paintings of Joseph Leland of Saco and Ezekiel Day of Portland."
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"The unframed portrait shows a man in formal clothing writing with a quill pen. The painting style is reminiscent of the Readfield artist Jonathan…"
