Keywords: writing desk
Item 79708
Writing Room, Rumford Mechanics Institute, 1911
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Rumford Media: Booklet, ink on paper
Item 10395
Students writing, North School, Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photoprint
Item 109386
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1879 Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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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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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools
When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"By 1930, most desks were portable, but were still used in the same way as the old desks and tables. However, in the 1960s, round tables became common…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott
"Jacob and Lyman Abbott's Desk, Farmington, ca. 1830Farmington Historical Society Jacob Abbott was the second child of Jacob and Lydia Abbot."
