Keywords: Flood prevention
Item 51330
Saco-Biddeford Savings Bank during flood, Saco, 1936
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1936 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 74543
Gen. G.F. Shepley on New Orleans levees, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-29 Location: New Orleans; Charles Parish Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees
While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.
Exhibit
CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections
Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.
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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!
"… Jenner's development of a cowpox vaccine, as a preventative against smallpox. Just a pin prick! A close-up of Gilray's image of vaccination! X…"
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting
"Ice was covered with sawdust to prevent melting. People were willing to pay for the ice because there was no refrigeration for their food."