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Category: Economics, Industry, Shipbuilding

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 98475

Launch of schooner James E. Newsom in Boothbay Harbor, 1919

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 98476

Launch of schooner Mary G. Maynard in Boothbay Harbor, 1920

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1920-03-23 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 104352

"I need your skill!," World War II poster, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Media: Lithograph

Item 108649

Georgetown Center, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Georgetown Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 135767

Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 8002

Oyster dredger Miranda, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Item 9371

Copy of letter from Joshua Richardson to Benjamin Walker, 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840-08-24 Location: Bridgton; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10628

Launching of the Louis V. Place, Kennebunkport, 1890

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1890 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 10631

Launching of the schooner Charles B. Wiggin, Kennebunk, 1917

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1917 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 10677

Schooner Golden Ball at the bridge, Kennebunkport, 1890

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1890 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 11913

Fishing Trawler East Hampton, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11915

Fishing steamers, Rockland, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11916

Steamers 'Herbert N. Edwards' and 'Martin J. Marran,' Portland, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 12758

Canneries prior to Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin, 1959

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 12986

Fishing trawler 'Kingfisher,' ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland; South Portland; Rockland Media: Photographic print

Item 12993

Sea Bird, South Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 14803

Rivets are bayonets poster, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on paper

Item 15098

Your work means victory World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Media: Lithograph, poster

Item 19012

Shipbuilding, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-20 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20559

Ship Lydia Skolfield, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Harpswell; Harpswell; Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 20560

Ship of the Skolfield fleet, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 20795

South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., Hull #48, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 21096

Buoy Boat, Ellsworth, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 21103

Buoy Boat on Union River, Mount Desert, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print