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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 148215

The fishing steamer "Novelty," Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-21 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 148221

Fish Inspector's station and schooner, Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-04-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6846

Plan of Saint Croix River, Calais, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Calais Media: Ink on paper

Item 6848

Farm plan, Congin, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 6959

Corn knives, ca. 1858

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1858 Location: Portland Media: Iron, tin

Item 6964

Painting of the Edward H. Crockett, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 8871

Four-mast bark 'Roanoke' under sail, 1892

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1892 Media: Glass Negative

Item 8872

Ship ARYAN, Phippsburg, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1893 Location: Phippsburg Media: Photographic print

Item 9430

The Cruiser, Freeport, March 27, 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 17876

Fishing in the Old Days, Swan's Island Harbor, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 21099

Instrument Panel on 38' Buoy Boat, ca. 1943

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

Item 21558

Hull 48, South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., 1943

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

Item 21559

Bow, South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., 1943

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

Item 21560

Bow, Liberty Ship, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-03-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 21562

South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., 1943

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

Item 26523

Catching sardines, Eastport, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Northeast Historic Film Date: circa 1930 Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Item 31334

Waterfront at high tide, Lubec, 1963

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1963-11-02 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 36583

Ship Builders trade banner, Portland, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen

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Item 66127

Greetings from Maine souvenir postcard, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66635

Waterfront, Naples, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Naples Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71172

View of Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert Island, 1886

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: 1886 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Ink on paper, lithograph

Item 71722

Hotel Samoset, Rockland, ca. 1938

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

Item 100630

Clark S. Edwards, Bethel, ca. 1890

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

Item 102316

Tugboat "A.G. Prentiss" on Saco River, 1914

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1914 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print