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Historical Items

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Item 20793

Lobster fisherman poster, 1963

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1963 Media: Photographic print

Item 148836

"Sunbeam III" at sea, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 1950 Media: Photographic print

Item 98689

Fisherman Ernest L. Smith with codfish, Monhegan, 1910

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Capitol Island; Monhegan Island; Millbury Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 90159

Southard property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cecile A. Southard Use: Dwelling

Item 86286

Fishermans Shack, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jones real estate Company Use: Fishermans Shack

Item 86300

Fishermans Shack, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Pauline Willis Use: Fishermans Shack

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

John Dunn, 19th Century Sportsman

John Warner Grigg Dunn was an accomplished amateur photographer, hunter, fisherman and lover of nature. On his trips to Ragged Lake and environs, he became an early innovator among amateur wildlife photographers. His photography left us with a unique record of the Moosehead Lake region in the late nineteenth century.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"When that stock was depleted, fisherman would adjust to catch another variety. Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca."

Site Page

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… people and the itinerant New England fisherman who remained the region’s primary European population."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Closed seasons, lobster size limits, licensing of fisherman, and protection of seed lobsters have been some of the measures Maine has taken to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

Story

Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous

Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square

Story

The tradition of lobstering
by Sadie Samuels

I learned to fish from my Dad and will lobster the rest of my life