Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The Charles Snell pictured practiced in Bangor and his father in Oxford County. John Martin (1823-1907) drew this sketch of the son "to show how…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood. Watered silk cape, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Two piece cape and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While pirating French couture designs was an old practice, in the 1950s some U.S. manufacturers contracted and made arrangements with French…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… "Dancing Fraternity," a group that studied and practiced the latest dances. Martin was the group's founding secretary and prepared a book about the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"… 400 students performed the gymnastics they had practiced. Martin wrote a detailed description of the event, along with the illustration, on page…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… in fashion, landscaping and gardening, business practices, architecture, and numerous other topics, wrote and illustrated five volumes in which he…"

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"After attending medical school he practiced medicine in Virginia but returned to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices. They included Daniel Cony, Samuel Colman, Benjamin Page, John Hubbard (father of Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… in landscaping, architecture, fashion, business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew this illustration of a cone cedar tree he…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"It was typical museum practice to categorize garments as textiles or decorative objects of little significance."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… allowed Martin to show off and continue to practice his passion for dance -- and to insure that propriety was adhered to."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"His Latin teacher would let his band play and practice during study hall. His favorite subjects were music and ancient history."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"As time would pass and practical needs would change, A.C. Savage and family would move many structures around the Savage portion of Lot 67, likely by…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression. For children and adults, music helps strengthen memory skills."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Colonists drew on family wealth in order to invest, and familial bonds undergirded business partnerships."

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… Congress, Prints & Photographs Division X The practice of vaccination was met with more than a little skepticism and concern in Britain."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Regretfully, the Cummings family genealogy contains no biographical information about Zip. Portrait of Zip, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"A Bowdoin educated attorney, Kiah Sewall practiced law in Mobile for two decades before the Civil war."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Buckfield also had many different practices including a dentist and a doctor. This gave the people of Buckfield a way to get everything they needed…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… his studio from Boston to Portland in 1843 and practiced in the city through 1850. During that time he made a daguerreotype of Augustus Fox, a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"In practice, the outcome was to silently annex the proprietary lands around the Kennebec to the Province of Maine and Massachusetts, while leaving…"