In July of 1957, Ruohomaa went on a 10-day voyage to the Grand Banks on the Quincy, a steel hulled, deep […] Read More »

Kosti Ruohomaa documented the herring fishery from every angle over a number of years including 1953, 1957, 1958, and 1960. He […] Read More »

In 1957 the price of lobsters dropped to 30 cents a pound, barely covering the expenses for lobstermen of keeping a […] Read More »

Ruohomaa met American realist painter Andrew Wyeth in 1947 through their mutual acquaintance, the sculptor George Curtis. The two enjoyed a […] Read More »

By the early 20th century, pool halls had become hugely popular in the US and other countries, and their ubiquity was […] Read More »

Less than a year after Kosti had his first photo featured on the cover of a Life issue, he was already […] Read More »

Ruohomaa attended a dinner meeting of Maine democrats sometime in the 1950s to photograph some distinguished speakers, most notably Governor Ed […] Read More »

Carlos Salzedo founded the Summer Harp Colony of America in 1929; under this name, he offered intensive, world-class training to aspiring young […] Read More »

Mildred Gould taught the eighteen students in this mixed age classroom, all of whom lived within two miles of the Rockville, […] Read More »

Ruohomaa met American realist painter Andrew Wyeth in 1947 through their mutual acquaintance, the sculptor George Curtis. The two had a […] Read More »