Keywords: History of nature
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Historical Items
These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.
Item 135796
Portland Society for Natural History building, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 135727
Leatherback turtle display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 135797
AR Stone’s Portland Society for Natural History membership form, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1866
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 4 images.
Item 135726
Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print (edited)
Item 135800
Portland Society for Natural History interior with Cranes, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 135801
PSNH interior showing Penobscot canoe, taxidermy mounts, and display cases, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 135839
Cluster Quartz crystals in the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 135798
"An Appeal to the Friends of Science," Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 1355
Natural History building after 1866 fire, Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 135807
Interior of Portland Society of Natural History showing shell display, 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 82099
Champlain Society Records and Yacht Log, Mount Desert Island, 1881
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Bound book, ink on paper
Item 82098
Champlain Society Camp log, Mount Desert Island, 1881
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper with photographs
Item 135795
Old City Hall, Portland, ca. 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1854
Location: Portland
Media: Photographic print
This record contains 2 images.
Item 152015
Chart Showing the Occurrence of Swordfish on the East Coast of North America, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Media: Ink on paper
Item 5480
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-16 Location: Antietam Media: Ink on paper
Item 135799
William Wood, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 6906
The Dairy, Alfred Shakers, ca. 1915
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1915 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a film negative
Item 112085
Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 2, 1767-1818
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1767–1818
Location: Brunswick; Durham; Topsham
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 136 images.
Item 11827
Map of the British and French North America, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755 Media: Ink on paper, map
Item 82097
Champlain Club camp and yacht log, Mount Desert Island, 1880
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper
Item 108758
Survey of part of lot 155, 1841
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841-06-17 Media: Ink on paper
Item 6916
Going for a Surrey Ride, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1918
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1918 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a film negative
Item 11732
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper
Item 110909
Map of the Northern part of the state of Maine and of the adjacent British Provinces, 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1830
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.