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LC Subject Heading: Museums

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 14716

Good Will boys, Quincy Manual Training School for Boys, Fairfield, ca. 1903

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1903 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 16609

L.D.M. Sweat Memorial, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 26454

Orphans and G.W. Hinckley at Good Will Farm, Fairfield, ca. 1915

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1915 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 29122

Leavitt Institute Building, Turner Center, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Sterling Hinkley through Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 38087

'Ships Seen from a Portland Window,' 1858

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858 Location: Portland Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 71611

L.D.M. Sweat Memorial Gallery, Portland, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1922 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 7459

Quincy Manual Training building, Fairfield, 1911

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1911 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 10767

Atherton Furniture Store, Free Street, Portland, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 10957

Stanley School, Kingfield, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1907 Location: Kingfield Media: Photographic print

Item 10994

Wallpaper border, Knox mansion, ca. 1795

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1795 Location: Thomaston Media: Paper

Item 11466

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Peucinian Society medal, Brunswick, ca. 1822

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Location: Brunswick Media: Metal

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Item 14365

Elijah Low Fire House, Bangor, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31701

Audubon Nature Center, Scarborough, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1972 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 52416

Jaehne Shell House, Fairfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1950 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 52502

Jaehne Shell House, Fairfield, ca. 1938

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1938 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 55202

Planetarium, Fairfield, ca. 1930

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1930 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 66454

The Black House, Ellsworth, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ellsworth Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 81644

DAR Official Opening of the Monson Museum, Monson, 1972

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1972-06-24 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 102668

Oscar Mokeme, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 135726

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print (edited)

Item 8638

Wiscasset & Quebec Locomotive #2, ca. 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Portland; Alna Media: Photoprint

Item 9193

Montpelier dedication, Thomaston, 1931

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1931-07-25 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 9197

Woman in costume, Montpelier, Thomaston, 1931

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1931 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 9681

Corner Detail of St. Mary's Parish, Lewiston, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1970 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency