Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Thus, his image is known only through portraits painted during his lifetime, including this one that has survived through a daguerreotype copy."

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And these artists' paintings convinced wealthy east-coast businessmen and their families that the island was worth the journey."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"He was an artist and he painted pictures of religious subjects. The natives were fond of a bell that Father Rasle had."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Stetson & Son billboard that was painted onto the side of the Ledyard Block which told the company name on that side and advertised furnaces."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Butler. The house was originally painted eight different colors. Shoreacre has changed over time and become significantly bigger."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… selling dry and fancy goods, boots, crockery, paints, groceries, confectionery, etc. There were also two mining companies, the Blue Hill Bay…"

Acadian Archives

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"The Ben Butlers tell us these murals were painted by Jonathan Poor, nephew of Rufus Porter. Other Farmington Falls homes boast walls with similar…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… became popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons. Other than arts, important courses in the academy included…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Their educational thrust was to music, drawing, painting and needlework, but science, English, and math were included for the well-rounded young…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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