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Historical Items

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Item 111847

Drawing School advertisement, Portland, 1989

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1989 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 111833

Free Drawing School certificate from Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Portland, ca. 1988

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1988 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

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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.

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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.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… another feature of Google Earth is the ability to draw a path on a map to show specific directions to get from one point to another (or among…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"Works Cited “Aroostook War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia." Main Page - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Apr. 2010."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Works Cited "Aroostook War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia." Main Page - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010."

My Maine Stories

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars