Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960

"Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description A Birdseye mobil combine for…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"Birds eye view map, Hallowell, 1878 Bombahook is the peninsula on the left side of the image. Click on the picture to zoom in for a closer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"It is home to a variety of birds, fish, shellfish and mammals that either live their entire lives or live parts of their life cycles in the marsh; it…"

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… the night There are no bugs on the ground, no birds in flight Inside the shelter the elderly are asleep They’re too frightened to laugh, but too…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"There are also an aquarium, mounted birds and animals, and interactive exhibits. Today the Scarborough Marsh is a classroom for school children, a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… bead-work, snow-shows, gulls’ breasts, stuffed birds, clubs, carved sticks, bows and arrows, etc."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… of hotels, cottages and Indian encampments, 1886 Bird's-eye view maps like this 1886 panorama of Bar Harbor were popular all across the country in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… Townsend of the Ornithology Department collected birds (by shooting them, as was the common practice at the time). Edward L."

Portland Public Library

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Baxter State Park

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… an Indian woman going to church “looked like a bird-of-paradise in a barn-yard.” From Bar Harbor Days, by Mrs. Burton Harrison, 1887."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The children would hunt sea birds and spear crabs and lobsters. The men went deep sea spearing for (Passamaquoddy) porpoises and seals."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"Colonists also noted that the first song birds (robins, sparrows, chickadees) appeared in the spring, attracted by the cleared land."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… with valuable fish; the increase of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns and mosses cared for."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… (1813-1882) of Massachusetts and Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915) of Portland. Later on other famous artists, including Frederick Church…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… swells carried us grandly on their backs; the birds swooped and gave strange cries, and the breakers on the islands came in with a voice of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish, and gathered plants for food, medicine, and raw materials."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"1951 EMGH Birds Eye View, 1951. Eastern Maine Medical Center On many occasions the amount of patients outnumbered the staff at the hospital, but…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… Squirels, Hares, Phesants, with any quantity of Birds and some Snaix. 7th Maine Regiment encampment, Baltimore, 1861 The conical tents shown…"

Maine State Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… to California, cotton from India to England, and bird guano from South America to Europe. The stately federal-style houses that grace the shaded…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Of The World, Orphan Train, Orphan Train Girl, Bird In Hand, The Way Life Should Be, Desire Lines, Sweet Water, About Me, Child Of Mine, Room To…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… 1888 the town was being compared to the Phoenix bird that became immortal by renewing itself from its own ashes.” (The Last 100 Years: A Glimpse of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The island is host to numerous species of birds, including nesting pairs of bald eagles. Seals are frequently spotted off shore in the summer…"