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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 13932
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Brass, glass, wood
Item 6036
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Ebony, ivory, brass
Item 6640
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1770 Location: Boston Media: Pine covered with paper
Item 13553
Brass binnacle and compass, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Media: Brass
Item 33354
Title page of monograph "The American Coast Pilot", 1804
Contributed by: An individual through Blue Hill Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper
Item 6641
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800 Location: Westbrook Media: Metal, paper, wood
Item 13933
Chronometer from the Fishing Ship Archer, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Brass, glass, wood
Item 16875
Edward Preble quadrant, ca. 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Media: Wood, ivory, brass
Item 35480
Ship’s compass, Lubec, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lubec Media: wood, metal
Item 55119
Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947
Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947 Media: Photographic print
Item 76879
MacMillan navigating from 'ice bucket,' 1940
Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1940 Media: Transparency
Item 31082
Fog Horn, Scarborough, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Scarborough Media: Aluminum
Item 13468
Fourth order Fresnel lens, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass and brass
Item 13470
Lighthouse lens for Portland Head Light, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass and brass
Item 13472
Lighthouse lens for Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass and brass
Item 13549
Lens for Portland Head Light, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass and brass
Item 16414
Aerobeacon at Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, ca. 1980
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1980 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 16419
Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, 1944
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: 1944-03-01 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 25330
Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print
Item 25332
Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: 1906 Location: Paris Media: Ink on paper
Item 25333
Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: 1918 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print
Item 25341
Capt. Henry W. Lyon Jr., Paris Hill, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print
Item 25463
Commemorative stamp cover, Australia, 1958
Contributed by: Paris Cape Historical Society Date: 1928-10-06 Location: Sydney Media: Ink on paper
Item 25464
Harry Lyon, Paris Hill, ca. 1927
Contributed by: Paris Cape Historical Society Date: circa 1927 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print
