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Keywords: History of nature

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 135796

Portland Society for Natural History building, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 135727

Leatherback turtle display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 135797

AR Stone’s Portland Society for Natural History membership form, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 135726

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print (edited)

Item 135800

Portland Society for Natural History interior with Cranes, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 135801

PSNH interior showing Penobscot canoe, taxidermy mounts, and display cases, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 135839

Cluster Quartz crystals in the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 1355

Natural History building after 1866 fire, Portland

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 135798

"An Appeal to the Friends of Science," Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 135807

Interior of Portland Society of Natural History showing shell display, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 82099

Champlain Society Records and Yacht Log, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Bound book, ink on paper

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Item 82098

Champlain Society Camp log, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper with photographs

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Item 135795

Old City Hall, Portland, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 5480

Battle of Antietam map, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-16 Location: Antietam Media: Ink on paper

Item 135799

William Wood, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6906

The Dairy, Alfred Shakers, ca. 1915

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1915 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 112085

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 2, 1767-1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1767–1818 Location: Brunswick; Durham; Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 11827

Map of the British and French North America, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755 Media: Ink on paper, map

Item 82097

Champlain Club camp and yacht log, Mount Desert Island, 1880

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108758

Survey of part of lot 155, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841-06-17 Media: Ink on paper

Item 6916

Going for a Surrey Ride, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1918

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1918 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 11732

Map of Topsham, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 110909

Map of the Northern part of the state of Maine and of the adjacent British Provinces, 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830 Media: Ink on paper

Item 109025

Manuscript map of Topsham Lots, 1763

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1763 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper