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Keywords: Nature of science

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 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 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

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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 135768

The Owl Club, Portland, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882 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 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 100480

Champlain Society Camp Asticou Log, Northeast Harbor, 1883

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Bound book, ink on paper

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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

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Item 100911

Champlain Society Meeting Records, Northeast Harbor, 1883-1886

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1883–1886 Location: Mount Desert; Cambridge Media: Ink on paper, bound book

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Item 100479

Champlain Society Camp Asticou Log, Northeast Harbor, 1882

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Bound book, ink on paper

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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 102775

Champlain Society Report of the Ichthyological Department, Cambridge, 1880

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Mount Desert; Cambridge Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6538

Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1892 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 135799

William Wood, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 105853

Bureau of Parks and Lands social distancing poster, Freeport, 2020

Courtesy of an individual partner Date: 2020-04-07 Location: Freeport Media: Digital image

Item 26976

Santa and crew ready to cut tree, Presque Isle, 1953

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 6603

Big dam and powerhouse, Ellsworth, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 26979

Christmas Tree being cut down, Presque Isle, 1959

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 26952

Preparations for cutting Christmas Tree, Presque Isle, 1959

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 26941

Cutting down the National Community Christmas tree, Presque Isle, 1959, 1959

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 26955

National Community Christmas tree coming down, Presque Isle, 1959

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 6687

Lewiston Falls, flood of 1936

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1936 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 6591

Dam along the Union River, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 6690

Skating on the Androscoggin River, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print