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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Occupational Photography Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society Ellen, William Pitt Preble, and Stephen Longfellow, Portland, ca."

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… under a cumulative title of “MHS Early Maine Photography." The photographs within the "MHS Early Maine Photography" collections found their way to…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"Landscape Photography Landscape Photography Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Summer Cummings (1800-1848). Born in Waterford, Dr. Cummings graduated from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… the daguerreotype as the preferred means of photography. Modest in cost and having a non-reflective surface, ambrotypes were the stock in trade of…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… includes several major examples of outdoor photography. Of these, four daguerreotypes and an ambrotype of Portland streets scenes of the 1840s and…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Landscape Photography Connor and Hathorn Building, Pittsfield, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Landscape Photography Mussey's Row, Middle Street, Portland, ca. 1856Maine Historical Society Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Landscape Photography Bemis Family, South Paris, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… featured within MHS' 2015 exhibition Early Maine Photography, as well as Maine Photography: A History 1840-2015, co-authored by Shettleworth, Libby…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"While photography was not a new medium, it was not until after the mid- 1920s when newspapers began to widely feature photographs."

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… Collection illustrate post-mortem photography. Taken in 1843, the daguerreotype of Mrs. William H."

Early Maine Photography - War

"… Revolution passed away, more than 70,000 men from Maine fought in the Civil War to preserve the Union and end slavery."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Maine Historical Society’s collection of early photography are daguerreotypes of Revolutionary War soldiers Conrad Heyer of Waldoboro and the…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Maine occupational portraits are well represented in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection by daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers alike," according to Robert Wilson’s…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… died in 1829, a decade before the invention of photography. Thus, his image is known only through portraits painted during his lifetime, including…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"… Society The faces of pre-Civil War rural Maine are symbolized in a daguerreotype of John R."

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… sought to make the connection between portrait photography and the larger scale, and more costly tradition of portrait painting. Samuel L."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He was elected as a Congressman in 1843 and as U.S. Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several examples of group daguerreotypes, the most significant of…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… by the experience of life in pre-Civil War rural Maine. Appearances can be deceiving. A glance at the finely dressed Weeks family belies the fact…"