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Item 10846

Inventory of lumber, Gilbertville Steam Lumber Mill, 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906-09-20 Location: Gilbertville; Rumford Falls Media: Ink on paper

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Item 122792

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/7, ca. 1752

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1752 Location: Bath; Dresden; Francfort; Frankfort Media: Ink on Paper
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Item 23811

Josiah Pierce probate account, Baldwin, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Dunlap Declaration of Independence, 1776

Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets

Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.

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Passenger boat landing, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1940

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

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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.

Site Pages

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Re-enactment of Oxford County Finnish settlement, 1898

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Maine Forest Service

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Lucretia Day Sewall and children, Portland, ca. 1849

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… manuscript material, but with limited mention in inventories, finding aids or catalogue records. Tintype of man in weather resistant clothing…"