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LC Subject Heading: Ship captains

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 103685

John H. Purrington, Topsham, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Topsham Media: Daguerreotype

Item 104514

Captain William Blanchard, Richmond, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Richmond Media: Tintype

Item 49364

Captain John Blanchard, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Searsport; Corinth Media: Ambrotype

Item 49682

George Brazier, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Media: Oil on canvas, wood

Item 104513

Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Portland Media: Ambrotype

Item 105548

Joseph S. Dodge house, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Islesboro Media: photographic print

Item 26300

Thomaston Sea Captains, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Photographic print

Item 48466

Capt. John Blanchard, Randolph, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847 Location: Augusta Media: Silhouette, paper

Item 104906

John M. Tibbetts business card, Westport Island, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1895 Location: Westport Island; Bath; Exeter; Boothbay Media: Ink on paper

Item 135826

Peacock feather fan, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1886 Location: Falmouth; Portland Media: Peacock feathers, wood, metal, silk

Item 11605

John Davison letter from Puerto Rico, 1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-02-01 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11607

John Davison letter from Veracruz, Mexico, February 17, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-02-17 Location: Augusta; Veracruz Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11612

John Davison letter from Savannah, Georgia, June 15, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-06-15 Location: Augusta; Savannah Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11613

John Davison letter from Boston, September 22, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-09-22 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11614

John Davison letter from Pattersonville, December 25, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-12-25 Location: Augusta; Pattersonville; Augusta; Pattersonville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11615

John Davison letter from Demarara, Guyana, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848-02-29 Location: Augusta; Demarara Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14964

Watson Byron Baker, Gardiner, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Gardiner Media: Photographic print

Item 17715

Jacob Pinkham, South Harpswell, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 18953

Ezra Haskell, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 36118

Capt. John Curtis to wife, New York, 1862

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-04 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108672

Barque "Aberdeen" of Searsport Capt. N. Dunbar Naples 1874

Courtesy of Susan Curran White, an individual partner Date: 1874 Location: Searsport Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 7713

Capt. Ed Clarke and his banjo, ca. 1930

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

Item 10629

Schooner Savannah and her captain William H. Gould, 1902

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1902 Media: Photographic print

Item 12798

John W. Deering, Portland, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print