Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"A New Look at an Old Painting Morning View of Blue Hill VillageJonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. by Tim Garrity The Reverend Jonathan Fisher's…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Similarly, a fireman from Skowhegan and John Chase of Unity are seated in front of folk art backdrops painted in maritime themes."

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… painter Paul Delaroche declared, "From today, painting is dead." Yet the daguerreotype would not replace the artist’s hand, but instead become a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"The engine sports the paint scheme developed in the 1970s. Note the white lines and numbers that were added to an earlier test scheme."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… Isle, 1945Presque Isle Historical Society This painting by Richard Ellery is well known to Presque Isle residents."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… of the street in the rear of the Resivoir, House painted chrome yellow with yellow curtains The wood shed & out house fence Rough boards no paint…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… Bailey and his wife Irene along with two of his paintings, the Portland Light Infantry Encampment and Tom "Piggy" Houston Sculptor Benjamin…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… the Rumford Historical Society This extraordinary painted banner demonstrates the cultural vibrancy of Oxford County in the decades before the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… was all plain and of the very best material and painted & varnished and clean as a penny." View additional information about this item on the…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"A circa 1830-50 folk art painting of a woman wearing a bonnet was copied on a tintype. More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… 1780-1800 English Pearlware with underglaze blue painted decoration Courtesy of W.M. Schwind, Jr. Antiques X Goblet, 1690-1710 England…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"1784 Painted eastern white pine Collections of the Old York Historical Society, York, Maine This sign is from the Stacey Tavern of York."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Paint Shop, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1900Thomaston Historical Society In 1923, yet another disastrous fire wreaked havoc at the dilapidated…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Their paintings aroused great curiosity about the island’s dramatic scenery. These canvas “calls of the wild” influenced the vacation plans of people…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"Oftentimes, sand was applied with paint to imitate the texture of stone. Both Mount Vernon and Monticello have this feature."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… dwellings were mainly storey-and-a-half un-painted capes, surrounding a central chimney. It is fairly certain that David Fales, 2nd in 1786, built…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Photographs from this era paint a picture of a community teeming with activity and buildings housing a variety of businesses and services on all…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… of a room in the Lincoln Historical Museum with a painting of the high school behind it. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"After the war, he spent time in Europe and began painting landscapes as he continued to work for Harper’s."

Bowdoin College Library

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Strong Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint does not represent their natural color." He wrote that it took him 6 days to create the arm…"