Since the development of photography in the<br><br>mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as<br><br>a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs<br><br>bring alive our image of the past and can open a<br><br>floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity<br><br>and a sense of history.<br><br>From its early history as a fishing village to its<br><br>official recognition as a town in July 1980, Oqunquit<br><br>has always been one of New England's most dynamic<br><br>coastal communities When Charles Woodbury opened<br><br>opened an art school in 1889 among the fishhouses and<br><br>dories of Perkins Cove, he could scarcely have known<br><br>the effect it would have on the little village. Drawn<br><br>by the natural beauty of its rocky shore and rolling<br><br>sand dunes, hundreds of aspiring artists flooded the<br><br>Cove every summer, creating one of the most vivacious<br><br>creative communities in the Northeast. The people<br><br>of Ogunquit -- the residents and tourists; artists and<br><br>fishermen -- have each contributed to its rich cultural<br><br>heritage, making it one of the most unique resorts on<br><br>the Atlantic seaboard.