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Photograph collections

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:

A Midwife's Tale documentary research collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4222
Scope and Content note

Research notes, typescripts, correspondence, printed material, slides, photographs (including negatives and slides), and audiovisual material.

Dates: 1994 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1994 - 1996

Arthur Schuh photographs and negatives

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4268
Scope and Content note

The photographs in this collection were taken in Portland, Me., between 1942 and 1949, and consist of both prints and negatives. Many photographs document activities at the US naval yard in Portland during WWII, including images of a captured Italian submarine. Additional subjects depicted in the photographs include a wedding, local residential areas, the Portland Country Club, Swearingen Motors, Thomas P. Beals Furniture Co., and a Christmas party at the Zonta Club.

Dates: 1942 - 1949

Atherton Bernard Furlong papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 500
Scope and Content note

According to the notes attached to the inventory, there are two, unrelated parts to this collection. The first contains biographical and career information on Furlong and his family. The second contains information on various aspects of John Bundy Brown (1805-1881), a prominent Portland merchant and banker. It is not known how the Brown materials came into the possession of the donor. This information and inventory was done by ESM 6/88.

Dates: 1818 - 1964

Barbara Bardeen Cobb genealogical collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4139
Scope and Content note

Genealogy research including charts, internet printouts, pages from books (photocopies), and original documents, such as death certificates, Bible records, newspaper clippings, photographs, memorial cards, and correspondence. Includes photocopies of original documents. Mostly Maine ancestors and names, including Banks, Webster, Donnell, Young, Bradbury, and Wheelwright.

Dates: 1907 - 2017

Bickford family genealogy collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4310
Scope and Content note This collection documents Mahlon Bickford's research into the Bickford family genealogy, much of which was used to publish the Bickford newsletter. Contents include correspondence, notes, family trees, vital and property records, legal documents, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, negatives, posters, and a ledger. The collection includes biographical and genealogical information on individuals, families, and geographical groups, as well as...
Dates: 1782 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2024

Carol A. Wilson architecture collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4220
Scope and Content note The collection documents the architectural career of Carol A. Wilson. Contents include emails and letters, invoices, architectural drawings and models, field reports, meeting minutes, newspaper and magazine articles, publications, brochures, lecture notes, teaching material and resources, photographs, slides, and digital media. These items reflect the range of Wilson’s work and activities, including administration of her firm, architectural projects, professional partnerships and...
Dates: 1977 - 2021

Central Maine Power Company photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4114
Scope and Content note

Photographs, including snapshots and professional images (black and white) and color photographs on foam core, color illustrations (color photocopies of photographs), typescripts, manuscripts, and plans.

Dates: 1901-ca. 1980; Majority of material found within 1901 - 1937

Chapman-Doten family collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4113
Scope and Content note

Correspondence, photographs, Wellesley English assignments, poetry, illustrations, book reviews, newspaper clippings, papers related to the Junior League of Portland and a financial ledger, among others.

Dates: 1865 - 2001

Chase family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4316
Scope and Content note

This collection documents members of the Chase family of York, Me. Contents include correspondence, postcards, genealogies, school and military records, property and financial documents, land deeds, catalogs, a daybook, a letter book, and photographs. The collection reflects the relationships and activities of multiple generations of Chases, as well as their property, finances, and business affairs.

Dates: 1821 - 1920

Christopher P. Monkhouse family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4208
Scope and Content note This collection documents the personal and professional life of Christopher P. Monkhouse (CPM), as well as various members of his immediate and extended family. Contents include correspondence, records, research, memorabilia, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. These items reflect the relationships, roles, education, interests, pursuits, collections, and property of CPM, his parents, brothers, aunts, grandparents, and extended family members. The papers of family members include...
Dates: 1852 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1947 - 2021