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Item 6735 - Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880
Contributed by United Society of Shakers

Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880

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The 1880 Alfred Church Journal records that on January 29, 1880, "Phares F. Goist the Artist came today and took a Bird's eye view of our beautiful Shaker Home which is to be inserted in the forthcoming 'History of York Co.'"

Visible from the left to the right are the Church family and Second Family and in the distance, the disbanded Third or Gathering Family. At the time 19 Brothers and 36 Sisters resided at the community.

 

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For more information about this item, contact:

United Society of Shakers
707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-4597
http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/

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Shakers--Missions--Maine--Alfred
United Society of Shakers--Maine--Alfred--Description & views--Birds-eye-views--Maps
Shakers--History
Christian communities

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