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Alger Veazie Currier: Apostle Of The Beaux-Arts In Maine, V. Scott Dimond Jul 2002

Alger Veazie Currier: Apostle Of The Beaux-Arts In Maine, V. Scott Dimond

Maine History

Alger Veazie Currier began a promising career as an artist in Paris when two of his paintings were accepted to the prestigious Salon of 1888. After this moment of glory, Currier returned to his home in Hallowell, at a time when art in Maine was at its most provincial. He brought with him with fresh approach to teaching art and a mission to bring both painters and patrons up to date. During a brief tenure at Bowdoin College, Currier signaled a break from the old- fashioned landscape painting that dominated the Maine art scene. Although his European, Beaux-Arts ideas were …


Frustrated Glory: John Francis Appleton And Black Soldiers In The Civil War, David M. Gold Jun 1991

Frustrated Glory: John Francis Appleton And Black Soldiers In The Civil War, David M. Gold

Maine History

This article is a review of the life and military of John Francis Appleton who commanded on the first African-American brigades the Union Army during the Civil War.


The First 100 Years Of The Maine Historical Society, 1822-1922, Elizabeth J. Miller Apr 1987

The First 100 Years Of The Maine Historical Society, 1822-1922, Elizabeth J. Miller

Maine History

This article provides an overview of the history of the Maine Historical Society from 1822 to 1922.


A Bibliographic Study Of The Life Of Neal Dow, 1804-1897, William E. Dawson Jan 1986

A Bibliographic Study Of The Life Of Neal Dow, 1804-1897, William E. Dawson

Maine History

The article provides a study of the bibliography of works regarding the life of Neal Dow. It consists of three parts: a critical discussion of selected sources; an annotated bibliography, including fuller citations of the works mentioned in the critical essay; and finally some suggestions for research.


Addresses At The Inauguration Of Kenneth Charles Morton Sills As President Of Bowdoin College, June 20, 1918, Bowdoin College Jan 1918

Addresses At The Inauguration Of Kenneth Charles Morton Sills As President Of Bowdoin College, June 20, 1918, Bowdoin College

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


Brunswick, 1912, Sanborn Map Company Nov 1912

Brunswick, 1912, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Brunswick, 1906, Sanborn Map Company Nov 1906

Brunswick, 1906, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Brunswick, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1901

Brunswick, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Brunswick, 1895, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Nov 1895

Brunswick, 1895, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Brunswick, 1889, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Dec 1889

Brunswick, 1889, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Brunswick, 1884, Sanborn Map & Publishing Co. Nov 1884

Brunswick, 1884, Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Brunswick, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


A Sermon Delivered At The Dedication Of The New Chapel Of Bowdoin College, June 7, 1855, Roswell D. Hitchcock Dec 1854

A Sermon Delivered At The Dedication Of The New Chapel Of Bowdoin College, June 7, 1855, Roswell D. Hitchcock

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


Catalogue Of The Athenaean Society Of Bowdoin College, Athenaean Society (Bowdoin College) Dec 1843

Catalogue Of The Athenaean Society Of Bowdoin College, Athenaean Society (Bowdoin College)

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


An Address, Delivered At Brunswick, April 27, 1814, Parker Cleveland Dec 1813

An Address, Delivered At Brunswick, April 27, 1814, Parker Cleveland

Maine History Documents

Full title: An address, delivered at Brunswick, April 27, 1814; before the Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell society, for the suppression of intemperance by Parker Cleveland, A. M., Professor of Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, in Bowdoin College