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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 31701

Audubon Nature Center, Scarborough, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1972 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

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 17432

Audubon Nature Camp, Medomak, ca. 1939

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1939 Location: Medomak Media: Postcard

Item 81112

John D. Rockefeller Jr. letter to Charles K. Savage, Northeast Harbor, 1957

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1957 Location: Mount Desert; Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper

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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 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 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 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 102470

Dandelion blows, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

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 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 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 57793

Blue Ledge on the Sandy River, Strong, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Strong Media: Glass Negative

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 18018

Saco River at Steep Falls, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Steep Falls Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Standish Media: Postcard

Item 18020

Up Saco River at Steep Falls, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Steep Falls Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Standish Media: Postcard

Item 102439

Spruce woods, Stanley Hill, Kingfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Kingfield Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 102440

Beech tree on Stanley Hill, Kingfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Kingfield Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 102486

Snowbound, study of winter, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 6885

Plan of James Deering's Farm, Portland, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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

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Item 6498

Road leading onto Orr's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 135682

City of Portland, Record of Naturalization Papers, 1850–1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850–1910 Location: Portland Media: ink on paper

Item 102484

Breaking out roads, Chesham, NH, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Chesham Media: Lantern slide, hand colored