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Rural Life
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Photography
Title
Bubier Family - Piecing Together a Year Photographs
Year
1987
Struggling to get by year by year, the Bubier family in Washington County piece together a year of income from seasonal work. Pam Berry captures how the Bubier family survives in rural Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Jack of All Trades - Al Buzzell Photographs
Year
1987
As someone who has held many different jobs in his life, Al Buzzell is a jack of all trades. Pam Berry captures an image of Buzzell.
Type
Photography
Title
Portraits: Coping With Illiteracy Photographs
Year
1987
Called names when they were young, Lauretta Elie and Emily Kinney were picked on for not being able to read. Claire Sullivan and Melissa Buxton profile how Elie and Kinney live and deal with being illiterate.
Type
Photography
Title
Kristin's Schools Photographs
Year
1987
At risk of flunking out from school systems, Kristin Myers is an at-risk student. Tonee Harbert captures how Myers struggles in school and the impact it has on her life.
Type
Photography
Title
Mary Turner
Year
1987
Pam Berry captures images of Mary Turner during an interview in 1987.
Type
Photography
Title
Turner Farming Photographs
Year
1987
In Turner, Maine, farmers are known for their competitiveness. Jim Daniels captures the lives of farmers and farm life in Turner.
Type
Photography
Title
Peaks Island Photographs
Year
1988
As Portland becomes more suburban, Peaks Island has experienced waves of change. Dave Read and others document how the community of people have little in common except the ferry commute they make and their liking for Peaks Island.
Type
Photography
Title
Junkyards of Manicured Maine Photographs
Year
1988
In a battle of social classes, new middle class Maine wants old rural Maine to clean up junk from their yards. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures how this battle between city and country values is taking place.
Type
Photography
Title
First Days: Starting New in Maine Photographs
Year
1988
Coming to Maine as refugees, two Cambodian families experience contrasts from their old lives and new ones in a land with plenty. Tonee Harbert captures how these two families adapt to their new lives in Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Portland Irish Photographs
Year
1988
As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Tonee Harbert captures the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.
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
Just Comin' and Goin' - Apple Pickers
Year
1988
Tonee Harbert captures the lives and work of Jamaican apple pickers who spend more time in American than in Jamaica.
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