Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"Ammunition Case The origins of this ammunition case are unknown. We could assume that it was taken from a soldier who fell during battle and was…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"C.H.B." In the case of nineteen year old Henry I. Hanscom of China, the search for gold in California proved fatal, for he died of small pox in…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Such was the case of Almond W. Hanscom, who signed himself as a "traveling artist" on a circa 1860 ambrotype of Adam Winslow and his grandson Adam."

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… in the 1840s by photography, which in this case was used to reproduce what was probably a visual record of a family member or friend."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"Also referred to as "cased images" (because of the elaborate enclosures used to house the more fragile formats), these three earliest mediums…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

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 - 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 - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

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

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Famous People Hannibal Hamlin, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Hannibal Hamlin This ambrotype of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Famous People Governor Enoch Lincoln Enoch Lincoln, Paris, 1827Maine Historical Society Governor Enoch Lincoln died in 1829, a decade before…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Famous People Dolley Madison, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Dolly Madison Remembered as one of America’s great first ladies, Dolly Madison…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Studio Portraits Studio Portrait Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection…"

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 - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Landscape Photography Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"MHS Early Maine Photography Collections Maine Historical Society (MHS) started collecting photographs during the 19th century, as the medium grew in…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"Family Groups Unidentified family, ca. 1857Maine Historical Society The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains several examples of…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Art Ezekiel Day, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several photographs that are…"

Early Maine Photography - War

"War Simon Dearborn, Monmouth, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society In the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection, the images of two aged Revolutionary…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"Post-Mortem & Mourning Post Mortem & Mourning Slideshow Click on image to view slideshow In pre-Civil war Maine, death was a frequent…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"War Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852Maine Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early…"