Keywords: Pet photographs
Item 7730
Child with doll and pet dog, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Media: Photoprint
Item 104499
Portrait of Zip, Portland, ca. 1845
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Location: Portland Media: Daguerreotype
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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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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest
"Family pets were as treasured in the 1840s as they are today, and their owners sought to capture their images by the newly discovered means of…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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