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Category: Economics, Employment, Child labor

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 18067

Indenture of Eliza Ann Burham, Corinth, 1838

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1838 Location: Corinth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 33628

Blue Hill Granite Quarry workers, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper

Item 67543

Child laborers, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1920 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 133

Fish processing, Eastport, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1902 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print

Item 6993

Workers at textile mill, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 11853

Bangor Daily News at the Capitol

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1962-04-10 Location: Washington; Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31426

David Webber indenture document, Cumberland, 1832

Contributed by: Prince Memorial Library Date: 1832-06-25 Location: Cumberland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31513

Isaac Webber indenture document, Cumberland, 1830

Contributed by: Prince Memorial Library Date: 1830-01-04 Location: Cumberland Media: Printed and handwritten in ink on rag paper

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Item 31514

David Webber indenture document, Cumberland, 1830

Contributed by: Prince Memorial Library Date: 1830 Location: Cumberland Media: Printed and handwritten in ink on rag paper

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Item 31814

Arthur Danis and boys at work at Pepperell Mill, Biddeford, ca. 1908

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1908 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 31893

Indenture contract for Samuel Perkins of Arundel, 1805

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1805 Location: Arundel Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61854

Albert Buswell telling about sheep shearing on Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1940–1949 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 99376

Shucking corn outside H.F. Webb Corn Shop, Leeds, ca. 1900

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

Item 4190

Anti child labor float, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 6992

Mill workers, ca. 1900

Mystery Corner Item Who and where are these mill workers?

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 27636

Battle-Axe Factory, Lubec, 1900

Contributed by: Robert & Nancy Michael through Lubec Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Glass Negative

Item 27771

Columbian Canning Company, Lubec, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 27777

Columbian Canning Company Smokehouse Employees, Lubec, ca. 1900

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

Item 27779

Columbian Canning Company and Employees, Lubec, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 27781

Sardine Company Factory A Employees, Lubec, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 28062

Sardine workers, Lubec, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 28697

Sardine Cannery, Lubec, 1895

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on card

Item 28889

Sardine Canning Company, Lubec, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on cardboard mat

Item 31789

Can Plant, North Lubec, 1904

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on card mat