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Category: Economics, Industry, Fishing

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 6296

Clam-digger, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Etching

Item 6304

Port Clyde, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Port Clyde Media: Ink on paper

Item 6589

East Machias, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Machias Media: Photographic print

Item 24015

Maine lobsterman, 1905

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: 1905 Media: Postcard

Item 58487

Landing sardines, Lubec, 1906, 1906

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 65201

Smelt tents, Surry, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Surry Media: Silver print photograph

Item 73422

Barter's Wharf, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 78538

Fish weir, Lubec, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 78539

Fish weir, Lubec, ca. 1935, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 78668

Seining herring, Lubec, ca. 1940, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 78673

Seining herring, Lubec, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 96824

View down School Street to Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 63742

Drying nets at Biddeford Pool, ca. 1920

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 79291

Roxanna Hunt letter to son, Bath, 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1009

Herring weir at Sandy Island, Eastport, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1887 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print

Item 7660

Getting ready to unload weir, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Eastport Media: Photoprint

Item 7663

Catches for canneries, Eastport, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Eastport Media: Photoprint

Item 7664

Bringing home the day's catch, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Photoprint

Item 7665

Pollock at Wilson's Beach, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Photoprint

Item 7667

Lobster traps and children, Eastport, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937-04-26 Location: Eastport Media: Photoprint

Item 7715

Weir near Deer Isle, N.B., ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Deer Isle Media: Photoprint

Item 7720

Laurents Hansen, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7816

Plastic fishing floats, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Media: Photoprint

Item 7908

Barrels of fresh fish, Eastport, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Eastport Media: Photoprint