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Rural Life
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Multimedia
Title
Of Down East
Year
2019
A young woman living in Maine navigates life, spirituality, and acceptance.
Type
Photography
Title
Unknown, Piel
Year
2010
Lily Piel documents the life of a man living in the Jewish community.
Type
published content
Title
Peaks Island
Year
1989
As Portland becomes more suburban, Peaks Island has experienced waves of change. Harry Brown documents how the community of people have little in common except the ferry commute they make and their liking for Peaks Island.
Type
Photography
Title
Mary T's Farm Photographs
Year
1975
A longtime friend of Monty Washburn, Mary Turner works and lives on a farm in West Peru. James Jannetti speaks to Turner about her life experiences.
Type
Radio
Title
Like Folding a Fitted Sheet
Year
2019
Melodie Zale has run a bottle and can redemption business for 39 years in a small town experiencing job loss. She feels the ripple effects of state and corporate decisions on her life. This is a story of how she responds to uncertainty.
Type
Writing
Title
The Final Bell
Year
2000
Tyler Redmond discusses the lives of student athletes from Maine Central Institute and how basketball plays an important role at the school. Redmond speaks with students about their experiences growing up and the game of basketball.
Type
Photography
Title
Walter Nowick
Year
2000
Gretchen Arnold documents the life of Walter Nowack, a Buddhist living in Maine.
Type
Writing
Title
Taming Wild Twigs
Year
1990
Gabriel Etenberg meets with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.
Type
published content
Title
From the Archive: On Common Ground
Year
2007
Andres Gonzalez captures the life of Dennis McLaughlin, who lives without his legs, and how he does not let his disability get in his way.
Type
Photography
Title
How to Knit a Lobster Trap Head Photographs
Year
1973
Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Carl Young Jr. visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.
Type
Photography
Title
Swedish-Americans in Aroostook County Photographs
Year
1988
For three generations, a colony of Swedish farmers have raised potatoes and families in rural Aroostook County. Tonee Harbert captures how these farmers are close knit and hard working.
Type
Photography
Title
Long After I'm Gone Photographs
Year
2010
At the age of 95, Francis Fenton is the third generation to work the Fenton farm at Sandy River Apple Orchard. Andrew Propp captures the work that Fenton does on the farm alone.
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