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Home > College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences > History Department > SIGNS-OF-THE-TIMES

Signs of the Times: Documenting Covid-19 Signs in Southern Maine

Signs of the Times: Documenting Covid-19 Signs in Southern Maine is a crowd-sourced digital archive begun in April of 2020 by Libby Bischof, Professor of History and Executive Director of the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine. As a visual historian, Bischof recognizes the fleeting and ephemeral nature of signs and messages created to respond to a particular event. The goal of this born digital archive is to document (via photograph) signs created in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Maine, and digitally preserve a particular moment in the region's history. For the purposes of this project, "Southern Maine" is denoted as south of Bangor.

We welcome your submissions to the archive. Please email Libby Bischof at: elizabeth.bischof@maine.edu if you have a digital image of a sign in Southern Maine you would like to contribute to the project. We are looking for a variety of sign images related to Covid-19: on windows, on lawns, on roads and highways, posted on office buildings, schools, stores, parks, churches and places of worship, etc. All submissions will be credited to the individual who submits the image, as well as the photographer. When submitting, please include the date and location when the sign was photographed, and send the highest resolution available.

Please Note: We are not encouraging people to alter their daily routines to collect photographs of signs. Please be safe, observe social distancing, wear face coverings, and respect private property. We do not publish or geo-reference individual street addresses for signs located at private residences. We simply list the street, e.g. Portland: State Street Neighborhood.

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  • Brunswick: Congratulations Class of 2020 [Little Dog Café] by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Congratulations Class of 2020 [Little Dog Café]

  • Brunswick: Counseling Available by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Counseling Available

  • Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library

  • Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library Welcome Back by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library Welcome Back

  • Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library Welcome Back Directions and Information by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Curtis Memorial Library Welcome Back Directions and Information

  • Brunswick: Edward Jones Investments by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Edward Jones Investments

  • Brunswick: Estilo by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Estilo

  • Brunswick: Fiore by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Fiore

  • Brunswick: Fleet Feet by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Fleet Feet

  • Brunswick: Frosty's Donuts by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Frosty's Donuts

  • Brunswick: Gibson Hall by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Gibson Hall

  • Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books

  • Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books

  • Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books (2) by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Gulf of Maine Books (2)

  • Brunswick: Hatch on Maine by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Hatch on Maine

  • Brunswick: Henry and Marty (1) by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Henry and Marty (1)

  • Brunswick: Henry and Marty (2) by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Henry and Marty (2)

  • Brunswick: Joshua's by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Joshua's

  • Brunswick: Keep Maine Going by Carrie Bell-Hoerth

    Brunswick: Keep Maine Going

  • Brunswick: Little Dog Cafe by Anna Faherty

    Brunswick: Little Dog Cafe

 

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