Wadsworth-Longfellow House image collection, 1786-ongoing.

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Wadsworth-Longfellow House image collection, 1786-ongoing.

These two boxes contain a collected group of photographs, drawings, programs, postcards, book pages and other visual material related to the exterior and interior of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and grounds at 485-489 Congress St., Portland, Me. The items have been assembled from various sources and include images of the house and its furnishings, the Longfellow Garden, the Maine Historical Society Research Library, street scenes, and businesses flanking the property.

1 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073241

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Maine Historical Society Library

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The Portland Public Market, Portland, Me., was funded by the late philanthropist Elizabeth Noyce's Libra Foundation and was open from ca. 1998-2006. Portland Market House was created by four original vendors of the defunct Portland Public Market. Portland Farmers' Market, located in Monument Square, has operated continuously in several locations since its first opening in 1768. From the description of Portland Farmers' Market/Portland Public Market : a scrapbook in progress / compile...

Maine Historical Society

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Founded in 1822, the Maine Historical Society is the third oldest historical society in the United States.The Maine Genealogical Society merged its genealogical book collections with MHS in 1922 and ceased to exist. A new organization with the same name was established in 1976. From the description of Maine Historical Society records, 1723-2006. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128359 ...

Longfellow family.

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Longfellow Garden Club (Portland, Me.)

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Club founded in Mar. 1924. The garden is located at 487 Congress St., Portland, Me., behind the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, and is part of the property operated by the Maine Historical Society. From the description of Longfellow Garden Club records, 1924-1992. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 702119917 Founded in 1924 by Pearl (Davis) Wing and others to care for the garden behind Wadsworth-Longfellow House, boyhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a...

Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901

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Sister of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the description of Letter from Pierce to "My dear Carrie," 1859 Mar. 7. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 723175584 ...

Wadsworth family.

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Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829

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Brig. general of Maine Militia; U.S. representative from Massachusetts; country estate in Hiram, Me. From the description of Maine Militia records, 1822-1838 (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974611 Brigadier general with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution; U.S. representative from Massachusetts (District of Maine); and grandfather of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; b. Duxbury, Mass.; d. Hiram, Me. From the desc...

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

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Poet, from Cambridge (Middlesex Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1859-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903002 American author and poet. From the description of A psalm of life, fourth verse, 1850. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 274069802 American teacher, translator, and poet. From the description of Letter, Nahant, Mass., to Mrs. T.B. Lawrence, Newport, 1872 July 20. (Boston Athenaeum...

Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)

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