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Historical Items

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Item 36751

Gold from seawater swindle, Lubec, 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 80778

Gold from seawater factory, Lubec, 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Newspaper

Item 36752

House above canal bridge, Lubec, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… the original "accumulators" used in the gold from seawater hoax. Currently located at the Lubec Historical Society."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Marine Salts Company, "Klondike” -- the gold from seawater hoax. Ferry Lubec at Dock, Lubec, ca."