• Rufus Porter may refer to: Rufus Porter (painter) (1792–1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine Rufus Porter (American...
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    Porter and his mother was Abigail Johnson. Rufus started school at age 4. The family farm was sold in 1801 and the family moved to Maine when Rufus was...
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  • Rufus Porter (born May 18, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the...
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  • The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity is located in Bridgton, Maine. It is dedicated to the life and works of Rufus Porter (1792–1884). The museum...
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  • up Rufus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin rufus, "red")...
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    century saw continued attempts to add methods of propulsion to balloons. Rufus Porter built and flew scale models of his "Aerial Locomotive", but never a successful...
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  • Roy Porter (1946–2002), historian of medicine Rufus Porter (1792–1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine Rufus Porter...
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    Haymond Maurice Hurst Rich Jackson Ray Jones Tyrone Jones Gerald Perry Rufus Porter Isiah Robertson Godwin Turk Ralph Williams Gillis Wilson Jerry Wilson...
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    celebrated painter Rufus Porter, who would go on to found Scientific American, enrolled at Fryeburg Academy in 1804. Cook may have helped Porter obtain support...
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    Publishing Group. Scientific American was founded by inventor and publisher Rufus Porter in 1845 as a four-page weekly newspaper. The first issue of the large-format...
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    1990–2000 Joe Nash (DT) 1982–1996 Linebacker Chad Brown (OLB) 1997–2004 Rufus Porter (OLB) 1988–1994 Fredd Young (ILB) 1984–1987 Lofa Tatupu (MLB) 2005–2010...
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    of Malleable Iron and Patent Leather". Scientific American. 5 (46). Rufus Porter: 368. 1850. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican08031850-368d. Retrieved September...
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    Narramissic (Peabody-Fitch Farm) & Bridgton Historical Society Museum Rufus Porter Museum Shawnee Peak Ski Area South Bridgton Congregational Church Spratt-Mead...
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    to 2011, Porter was a regular panelist on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff. In 2010, she was a guest team captain on What Do Kids Know? with Rufus Hound, Joe...
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    O'Brien Juan O'Gorman Pablo O'Higgins Noni Olabisi José Clemente Orozco Rufus Porter Aarón Piña Mora John Pugh Archie Rand Raphael Eric Rimmington Diego Rivera...
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    for the murals drawn on its walls, probably by the itinerant artist Rufus Porter. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...
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    United Methodist Church (1770) Reed Homestead, with murals attributed to Rufus Porter, founder of Scientific American Daniel Adams, physician, textbook author...
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    cycle. The peristaltic pump was first patented in the United States by Rufus Porter and J. D. Bradley in 1855 (U.S. Patent number 12753) as a well pump,...
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    of Usher" (Boston) Cora Scott Pond Pope – pageant writer, suffragist Rufus Porter – founder of Scientific American magazine (Boxford) Douglas Preston –...
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  • Charles Codman; Michele Felice Cornè; Edward Hicks; Jean-Baptiste Oudry; Rufus Porter. Examples of decorated fireboards are in numerous collections, including:...
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    him to sing in church at an early age. His father, Rufus, was largely absent from his life. Says Porter, "Everybody had some issues with their father, even...
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    Sidney Perley (1858–1928), lawyer, writer, author, poet and historian Rufus Porter (1792–1884), painter, designer of the Colt revolver, and founder of Scientific...
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    of Malleable Iron and Patent Leather". Scientific American. 5 (46). Rufus Porter: 368. 1850. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican08031850-368d. Retrieved September...
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    mainly for its well-preserved murals on the second floor, attributed to Rufus Porter, founder of Scientific American magazine. The murals date from around...
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    halls and stairwell by Orison Wood, an itinerant muralist and protégé of Rufus Porter, a well-known exponent of the form. The house was listed on the National...
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    over time. One room of the house features wall murals attributed to Rufus Porter. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...
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    decorated with a mural in muted tones created by noted American folk artist Rufus Porter. These were likely painted during Ebenezer Howard's ownership. Motifs...
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    John Greenleaf Whittier, who was born nearby, and for the artwork of Rufus Porter, found in one of the houses. The area was designated a local historic...
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  • (2018-06-08). "Rufus Porter, the Yankee Da Vinci". New England Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-12-21. Lipman, Jean (1968). Rufus Porter yankee pioneer...
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  • artwork on the walls of several of its rooms, which includes paintings by Rufus Porter and stencilwork by Moses Eaton, Jr., two noted itinerant artists of the...
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