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A look inside Maine's hidden 'Sistine Chapel' with 70-year-old frescoes

A look inside Maine's hidden 'Sistine Chapel' with 70-year-old frescoes

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings

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