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Photographic Gallery Number 3

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Quimby & Burkmar
P. P. Quimby & Lucius C. Burkmar

Phineas Parkhurst Quimby on the left, is opposite Lucius C. Burkmar, his subject for experiments in mesmerism. c. 1847

P. P. Quimby
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

P. P. Quimby approximately 1850-1853.

P. P. Quimby
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

Dr. P. P. Quimby as he would have looked in the late 1850's.

P. P. Quimby
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

This picture was originally published in McClure's magazine in 1907.

P. P. Quimby
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

Photograph taken by Dr. C. Alan Anderson in the home of a Quimby granddaughter in Belfast, Maine, about 1977.

P. P. Quimby
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

A Carte de Viste taken of Dr. Quimby 1864-65 in the studio of a Portland, Maine photographer.

Miniature Photo Album
Small Photo Album

A recent donation to the Belfast, Maine Historical Society & Museum by Mr. Charles Pineo, a direct descendent of P. P. Quimby.

Miniature Photo Album
Small Photo Album

This miniature photo album consists of 1/16th plate daguerreotypes of the Quimby family.  Most likely, it was made by Park Quimby himself.

Susannah Quimby
Susannah Burnham Haraden Quimby

Its my current belief this is a daguerreotype of Mrs. P. P. Quimby taken by him ca. 1847. RH.

Susannah Quimby
Susannah Burnham Haraden Quimby

Susannah Burnham Haraden Quimby, wife of Phineas and mother of their four children.

The Quimby Children
The Four Quimby Children - Photo by Park Quimby

The four Quimby children. John Haraden, William Henry, Susan Augusta, and George Albert. This daguerreotype was made by Park Quimby himself.

John Haraden Quimby
John Haraden Quimby - The Oldest Son

John Haraden Quimby, the oldest of the Quimby children was named for his grandfather, John Haraden.

George Albert Quimby
George Albert Quimby - The Youngest Son

George Albert Quimby, is the youngest of the Quimby children. He worked as his father's secretary (clerk) in the Portland, Maine office 1859-1865.

George Albert Quimby
George Albert Quimby - The Youngest Son

George A. Quimby would become affectionately known throughout New England as "Our George", for his newspaper columns.

The Quimby Home
The P. P. Quimby Home in Belfast, Maine

Phineas and Susannah Quimby would make this house their home in 1844. This photograph was taken in 2002.

The Quimby Home
The P. P. Quimby Home in Belfast, Maine

Located in Belfast, Maine, the Quimby family home is where Park Quimby would return to recuperate from his busy healing practices in Bangor and Portland, Maine.

The Quimby Home
The P. P. Quimby Home in Belfast, Maine

The Quimby family home is currently privately owned and divided into a multi-family dwelling.

The Quimby Home
The P. P. Quimby Home in Belfast, Maine

A side view of the Quimby home as it looked in 2002.

Grove Cemetery
The Entrance to Grove Cemetery in Belfast, Maine

This is the entrance to the Grove Cemetery located in Belfast, Maine.

Quimby Headstones
The Headstone for Park and Susannah Quimby

These are the headstones marking the graves of Phineas and Susannah Quimby in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.

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