Keywords: Quill pen
Item 103637
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Location: Readfield Media: Tintype
Item 15955
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1872
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1872 Location: Cambridge Media: Albumen print
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Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary
A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4
"Quill pens were used for writing that would be exhibited or important writing tasks, since penmanship was considered an important skill and the…"
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"… shows a man in formal clothing writing with a quill pen. The painting style is reminiscent of the Readfield artist Jonathan Treadwell, who was…"
