Customer Service: Research Services
We offer Quick Search and In-Depth Research Services
While the Maine Historical Society can not digitize our entire collection for Vintage Maine Images, we are happy mine our collections.
Less than 1% of our collections are online. As the largest private repository of Maine-related items, the Maine Historical Society has in its holdings:
- Over 100,000 photographs
- Over 10,000 glass plate negatives
- Architectural & Mechanical Drawings
- Maps
- Manuscripts (Journals, letters, etc)
- Broadsides, posters, announcements, newspapers
- Museum items
- Longfellow related memorabilia
- Visit our organizational website for more information about our collections
Fees & Payment
Products and fees are the same as on this website, with these additions:
- All image orders include 15 minutes of research time to locate items.
- Additional staff research time may be available at $35 per hour (one-hour increments).
- If you need to keep costs low we encourage you to visit the Maine Historical Society research library to browse our collections.
- A $5 (minimum) postage & handling charge will be added to all orders shipped by mail. Expedited shipping available at additional cost.
- Orders are typically completed in two to four weeks.
- Any order requiring completion in less than two weeks (10 business days) is a "rush" order. 100% of the cost of the order is added to the fee for all rush orders; or 200% for 24 hours or less. Rush orders may not always be available. If you require a rush order please speak directly with the Image Services Coordinator.
- All image reproduction services must be prepaid. Once MHS receives payment your order will be placed into the workflow. MHS accepts cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover.
- Maine Historical Society members receive a 10% discount on orders. If you would like to become a member please contact us at (207) 774-1822 or visit our organizational website.
Services & Delivery
- MHS will scan or photograph materials in good condition, as determined by MHS staff.
- All scanning or photography is done by MHS staff or contracted with a local professional of our choosing.
- MHS does not loan from its collections nor allow individuals to scan or photograph our collections.
- Digital files are delivered electronically through www.VintageMaineImages.com. If you need the digital files on a CD there is a $10 surcharge. We do not deliver files via e-mail.
- You will be required to agree to our use policy before purchasing an image.
- Other Services include slides, oversized copies, and color copies.
- Estimates are available upon request from the Image Services Coordinator. Estimates that include additional staff time may include a minimum charge.
- Maine Historical Society retains all negatives created in association with image reproduction, whether photographic or digital.