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FROM THE VAULT: New Kimball Bragdon Collection

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 15, 2018 | Announcements, Manuscripts

The Kimball Family. (l to r) Seated are Clara (1817-1893), Israel (1812-1890) and Helen (1860-1909). Standing are Israel Jr. (1855-1886), Sarah (1841-1918), George (1843-1923), Clara (1846-1931) and Mary (1848-1929). Photo by Davis Brothers of Portsmouth, NH, c. 1863....

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by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 31, 2017 | Announcements, Manuscripts

In 2016, Roland Goodbody, contract archivist at the Portsmouth Athenaeum, cataloged the NH-Maine border dispute papers of Harrison “Workie” Workman (1919-2007), a Portsmouth resident and lobsterman.  MS120 Harrison Workman Border Dispute Papers,...
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