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Woodland scene in winter of men from a logging camp
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Monson Area Glass Plate Negatives


View of lumber mill buildings on a river
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Monson Area Glass Plate Negatives



Forest Pier Hotel, Old Orchard, ME
View of the Forest Pier Hotel in Old Orchard, ME.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Vintage Postcards


Ferry Landing at Cape Elizabeth, ME
View of the Cape Elizabeth, ME ferry landing with small boats and pylon structures.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Stereoview Photographs


Morrill, John N
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Civil War Era Soldiers' Portraits


Stereoview Photographs
Popular in the late 19th century, stereoscopy is a photographic technique which attempts to enhance the illusion of depth. During the time which stereoviews were most abundantly produced, the prevalent printing technique was the albumen print, so named for its use of egg whites in the paper coating process. These stereoviews, most of which are albumen, are rich in detail and depict historic events in Maine history, such as the great Portland fire of 1866 and images of the sunken wreck of the Battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, 1898.


Civil War Era Soldiers' Portraits
The Maine State Archives holds almost 2,500 identified images and 350 unidentified images of Civil War veterans. Additionally, many photographs in our collection remain unclassified. These cartes de visite (CDV) photographs were typically albumen prints mounted on cards measuring about 2 ½ inches wide by 4 inches high. First patented in 1854, these affordable photographs gained widespread popularity during the Civil War. During this conflict, Maine Adjutant General John Hodsdon issued a circular urging Maine’s officers to submit copies of their photographs. Since then, numerous CDVs have been donated to the Maine State Archives, including the Tom MacDonald and Hosmer-Low collections, as well as many individual images contributed by the descendants of these veterans.


BMC 05--Spanish Dominions in North America, Northern Part; 1811
Spanish dominions in North America, northern part. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published Nov. 1, 1811, by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.Engraved map. Full hand col. Shows mines, farms, station of muleteers, garrisons or military posts, tribes, etc. Relief shown by hachures.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Baxter Rare Maps


Cyrus M. Russell Medical Examination
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Recruitment Medical Examinations