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Category: Economics, Industry, Furniture & woodworking

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 20539

Logs at mill, Stockholm, ca. 1920

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

Item 20755

Veneer mill, Stockholm, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print

Item 20835

Street cleaners, Portland, 1895

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

Item 20862

Canal Bank, Portland, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 25391

Agreement for masts, bowsprits and yards, 1769

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1769 Location: Falmouth; Windham; Portsmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25653

Woodshop, Pownal State School, ca. 1937

Contributed by: New Gloucester Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print

Item 30858

Aftermath of Hardwood Products Fire, Guilford, 1958

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1958 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 30876

Bank Square and South Main Street, Guilford, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 35513

Woodworking shop, Biddeford, ca. 1900, ca. 1900

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

Item 46066

Colson sawmill interior, Lubec, 1957, 1957

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1957 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 67304

Lacquered Napkin Rings, Strong Wood Turning Corp., Strong, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lacquered wood

Item 79303

Captain Lewy steamboat, Princeton, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 103690

Two carpenters, Bingham, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bingham Media: Tintype

Item 103691

A carpenter with his tools, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Tintype

Item 103693

John Stringer, Hallowell, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Hallowell Media: Tintype

Item 103910

Factory worker, Saunders Brothers factory, Westbrook, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-12-03 Location: Westbrook Media: Glass Negative

Item 108671

Ghost town, Davidson, ca. 1908

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1908 Location: Davidson; Davidson Media: Photographic print

Item 1269

Ed Jackson, Lily Bay, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934-07-22 Location: Lily Bay Media: Photographic print

Item 1270

Shop in the woods, between Lily Bay and Kokadjo, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934-07-22 Location: Lily Bay Media: Photographic print

Item 5445

Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1900

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

Item 5642

Woodworking class, Portland High School, ca. 1920

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

Item 6907

Elder Henry Green's Workshop, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1900

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1900 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a print

Item 10292

Broad axe, Alna, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Alna Media: Forged Iron

Item 10767

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

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