Keywords: Fur pelts
Item 111681
Fashion taxidermy fur accessory, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: fur
Item 81027
Trapper with Pelts, Waterford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms
"People from New York came to buy furs a lot. Furs were expensive, so Gordon’s farms went bankrupt when people stopped buying them."
