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Item 7785

Construction, Bay of Naples Inn, ca. 1899

Contributed by: Naples Historical Society Date: circa 1899 Location: Naples Media: Photographic print

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Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

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Grand Falls Expedition party, Labrador, 1891

Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador

"The Bowdoin Boys" -- some students and recent graduates -- traveled to Labrador in 1891 to collect artifacts, specimens, and to try to find Grand Falls, a waterfall deep in Labrador's interior.

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Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Bowdoin group at Negro Island Harbor, Nova Scotia, 1891

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Adam Simpson Green, Colby College in Waterville, 1887

Colby College Special Collections

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote a detailed description of the event, along with the illustration, on page 43-44 of his 1864 "Scrap and Sketch Book." View additional…"