Keywords: W. L. Richardson
Item 29318
Kennebunk in the Future, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Postcard
Item 29235
Christian Mission on World Order, Portland, 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 53873
46 Cross Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Albion H. Brown Use: Paint Shop
Item 111230
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat Memorial, Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1966 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Portland Society of Art Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
