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Category: Maritime, Industries, Shipping

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 15186

C. A . Wirtley, Brewer, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-10-12 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 7633

Portsmouth tugboat, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7636

'Pejepscot' towboat, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Photoprint

Item 7637

Towboat Orion, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7640

Orion at sea, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photoprint

Item 11616

John Davison letter from Mobile, Alabama, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848-09-30 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31940

Pike family, Lubec, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on card

Item 100333

Portuguese coin, Portland, 1752

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1752 Location: Portland Media: Copper

Item 103918

Percy Graffam holds pool balls in one hand, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-05-21 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 166

Portland Observatory, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Transparency

Item 168

Portland Observatory, Munjoy Hill, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

Item 169

Signals at the Portland Observatory, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper

Item 177

Observatory timber contract, Portland, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-04-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 179

Portland Observatory subscriber agreement, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 184

Portland Observatory, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

Item 189

View of Portland Harbor, 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

Item 6134

Portland Observatory, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1908 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 7638

Engine 98, Pejepscot towboat, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 9427

Clark and Dow ice on the steamer S.S. Wherono, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-09-24 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11605

John Davison letter from Puerto Rico, 1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-02-01 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11607

John Davison letter from Veracruz, Mexico, February 17, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-02-17 Location: Augusta; Veracruz Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11610

Letter from John Davison from New Orleans, May 12, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-05-12 Location: Augusta; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11612

John Davison letter from Savannah, Georgia, June 15, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-06-15 Location: Augusta; Savannah Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11613

John Davison letter from Boston, September 22, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-09-22 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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