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Photo, Print, Drawing Various buildings and scenes, Wallagrass, Maine

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About this Item

Title

  • Various buildings and scenes, Wallagrass, Maine

Names

  • Whitman, David A., 1950- (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • Wallagrass, Maine, July 13, 1991

Headings

  • -  Folklore--Maine
  • -  Photographs
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Documentary photographs
  • -  United States -- Maine -- Aroostook County -- Wallagrass

Genre

  • Photographs
  • Ethnography
  • Documentary photographs

Notes

  • -  Index data: These images document a variety of buildings and scenes in Wallagrass, ME; 2-3, Magic Shears Beauty Salon; area residents often operate business out of their homes, and salons are perhaps the most frequently found type; 4-5, Wheeled dock, locally called a quay. near Eagle Lake. Such docks are found throughout the study area; the wheels enable them to be pulled from the water before the winter freeze, thus averting ice damage; 6-7, Another quay, in Eagle Lake; 8-9, Butterflies, most of which seem to be hand-made and painted, are a common decorative feature on houses; 10-11, I & R Garage, Inc., Wallagrass; another example of business/residence combination; 12, A birdhouse made in the shape of the Fort Kent Blockhouse; 13-14, House with lateral addition, a style frequently found in the study area; 15-16, Decorative eagles are found on houses throughout the area; 17-18, Abandoned barn with collapsing roof; as agriculture declines in importance, more farm buildings are being abandoned. Some simply stand and decay, but a great many are torn down; 19-22, More decorative butterflies; 23-24, Decorative eagle; 25-26, Saucier's Store, State Highway 11, Wallagrass; small convenience/grocery stores are a frequently seen residence/business combination; 27-28, Mailbox set back from the road; this helps avoid damage by snow and snowplow; 29-30, Rectangularly-shaped clotheslines are a common type; 31-36, Abandoned farm buildings, including an old windmill (#33- 34), Highway 11, Wallagrass

Medium

  • 35 mm black-and-white film negatives

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-B037-4027
  • Field project identifier: MAP-DW-B037-4027

Source Collection

  • Maine Acadian Cultural Survey collection (AFC 1991/029)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

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Credit line: Maine Acadian Cultural Survey collection (AFC 1991/029), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Whitman, David A. Various buildings and scenes, Wallagrass, Maine. Maine Wallagrass United States Aroostook County, 1991. Wallagrass, Maine. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b037_4027/.

APA citation style:

Whitman, D. A. (1991) Various buildings and scenes, Wallagrass, Maine. Maine Wallagrass United States Aroostook County, 1991. Wallagrass, Maine. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b037_4027/.

MLA citation style:

Whitman, David A. Various buildings and scenes, Wallagrass, Maine. Wallagrass, Maine. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b037_4027/>.