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Smashing Microbes the Victorian Way

by Vintage Pics

Junk medicine is nothing new

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Carver John Haley Bellamy was a Chip Off the Old Block

by Vintage Pics

He learned from the best and got even better

Read moreCarver John Haley Bellamy was a Chip Off the Old Block

Kittery Master Carver Created Giant Eagle Figurehead

by Vintage Pics

John Haley Bellamy didn't just make eagles for tourists

Read moreKittery Master Carver Created Giant Eagle Figurehead

Reverend Samuel Haven Fathered 17

by Vintage Pics

The park on Pleasant Street was the site of his mansion where he chatted with George Washington

Read moreReverend Samuel Haven Fathered 17

Hush-Hush Hidden Harbor History

by Vintage Pics

A chamber pot found in a privy makes one wonder

Read moreHush-Hush Hidden Harbor History

The Bordello Behind Seven Guys in a Boat

by Vintage Pics

See the Four Tree Island bordello owned by Charles Gray

Read moreThe Bordello Behind Seven Guys in a Boat

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

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"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it." — Haruki Murakami

Read moreWhere There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Irvin Cobb Catches Fire in Portsmouth

by Vintage Pics

His coverage of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth kicked off a smoking career

Read moreIrvin Cobb Catches Fire in Portsmouth

Sketches from the Early Big Top

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With trains came the traveling circus

Read moreSketches from the Early Big Top

The Many Faces of Maude Adams 

by Vintage Pics

From Peter Pan at the Music Hall to a lighting expert at GE and an acting teacher.

Read moreThe Many Faces of Maude Adams 

Tales of Ike Partington’s Kitten

by J. Dennis Robinson

Not your G-rated Puss in Boots

Read moreTales of Ike Partington’s Kitten

Baking in the Old Port a Century Ago

by Vintage Pics

A rare staff photo at Hersey’s Bakery

Read moreBaking in the Old Port a Century Ago
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