Search Results

Historical Items

View All Showing 2 of 32 Showing 3 of 32

Item 9559

Spragueville barn fire, 1960

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1960 Location: Spragueville Media: Photoprint

Item 135821

"Great Auk, Murre, Cormorant, Loon, and Puffin eggs," Weld, ca. 2014

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 2014 Location: Weld Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 103739

Fire on Hobson's Wharf, Portland, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

View All Showing 2 of 4 Showing 3 of 4

Exhibit

Instructors building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

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

Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.