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Item 74457

Shaylor advertisement, ca. 1881

Shaylor advertisement, ca. 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1881 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74150

'Manual of Penmanship,' 1887

'Manual of Penmanship,' 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887 Media: Ink on paper

Item 74462

Theory of Spencerian Penmanship, 1874

Theory of Spencerian Penmanship, 1874

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1874 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Shaylor's 'Compendium of Penmanship,' ca. 1900

Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman

Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.

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Lady with Dove, ca. 1830

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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Students on porch, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1928

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

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MMN Image 28610

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"They taught her the usual ABC’s, singing, penmanship, and writing, and art class. When she attended Ashland High School, her teachers taught history…"

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Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… and reciting passages from it and practicing penmanship by copying them down. Putting aside the Bible, the first true schoolbook was a textbook…"

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Beech Hill School, Scarborough, ca. 1879

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"With these resources she would teach literacy, penmanship, arithmetic, and “good manners”, with recitation, drilling, and oral quizzes."