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Description
An image scanned from a blue and white cyanotype print with a handwritten caption that reads, "Nest of Bank Swallow Exposed to View. Photograph by Ora Knight. Presented to me by Miss Mary Clayton."
Saved within a small collection of images of bird nests taken around 1905. Ora Willis Knight was a member of the University of Maine Class of 1895, worked as an assistant at the Maine Experiment Station, was a resident of Bangor and Portland, and was someone who, according to his obituary printed in the Bangor Daily Commercial Nov. 12, 1913, gained a national reputation as a chemist, geologists, and ornithologist.
Rights and Access Note
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication. For information about the process and fees for obtaining higher resolution scans or another file format, contact Special Collections.
Recommended Citation
Requested credit line: Image courtesy of Special Collections, Raymond H.
Fogler Library, DigitalCommons@UMaine,
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/2619
Format
jpeg
Part Of
Special Collections Vertical File Collection
Keywords
ornithology, nests, eggs, wildlife, Maine
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