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Historical Society Media: Ink on paper Contributed by: Baldwin
Historical Society Location: Baldwin; Baldwin Media: ink on
paper This collection of images portrays many buildings in
Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of
the twentieth century. French Canadians who emigrated to the
Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults
-- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being
ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new
lives and sustained many cultural traditions. Adorning oneself
to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic
class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity
and one's intent to stand out or fit in. A look back at island
life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island
Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the
community's library and historical society, a class from the
Swan's Island School, and an Isl