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Keywords: gold watch and chain

Historical Items

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Item 11249

18th century pocket watch and case, ca. 1763

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1763 Location: York Media: Gold, silver, brass, enamel, silk, paper

Item 98701

Hamilton S. Lowell, Windham, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Windham Media: Carte de visite

Item 48437

Gold and enamel bracelets, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Gold, enamel

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Exhibit

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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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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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.