Keywords: actress
Item 14621
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton; London Media: Photographic print
Item 16747
Actress Marla English, Presque Isle Air Force Base, 1952
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1952 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 111544
Thaxter house on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Sidney Warren Thaxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 116360
S. W. Thaxter house, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Client: S. W. Thaxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects
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Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
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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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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"Young actors and actresses had the opportunity to hone their skills with a rigorous schedule: 8 am to midnight six days a week, performing sometimes…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era
"… Godowski; and the legendary monologist and actress Ruth Draper. In its prime, the building hosted countless international singers, musicians and…"
