Antique Cabinet Card Photograph. It was removed from an album containing photos of students and faculty from the Farmington (Maine) State Normal School, circa 1899. The individual is identified on the album page as Mr. Jackman. Photo by Flagg & Plummer studio of Lewiston, Maine. Measures approximately 4.25 X 6.5 including mount. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It is in excellent condition. Comments: This photograph comes from an album containing studio portraits of students and teachers from the Western Maine State Normal School, also known as the Farmington State Normal School, based in Farmington, Maine. Some of the photographs indicate the student pictured was from the Class of 1899, but some students may have graduated within a year or two of that date. The school was established by the Maine Legislature on October 9, 1863. It was one of two normal schools to be established in Maine at the time and its purpose was to train teachers to provide a quality education to children in Maine schools. The school officially opened on August 24, 1864 and from the beginning was referred to as Farmington State Normal School, although that did not become its official name until 1889. Some of the names of those pictured were written on the front or back, while others were written on the album page beneath the image in which case the clipped name will be included with the photo.