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Item 20632

Potatoes in Bloom, New Sweden, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 42026

'Now the Flowers Bloom Above Her,' Camden, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Camden Media: Ink on paper

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Item 35884

Potato Field in bloom, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 71747

28-30 Quincy Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Myer Bloom Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 42231

553 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sadie M Bloom Use: Apartments

Item 42227

549-551 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Robert M Bloom Use: Apartments

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109277

Captain & Mrs. Albert Bloom house, Ellsworth, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Ellsworth Client: Capt. Albert Bloom Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

"Thanks for the Lobster" sheet music cover, Boston, 1912

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

Exhibit

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Exhibit

Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… as the weather warmed enough for pear trees to bloom, shad began running in the river. Martin, who worked as an accountant and store keeper, wrote…"