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Category: Maritime, Industries

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 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 4152

Flake yard, Portland, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 4191

Boy with a fishing net, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Photographic print

Item 4193

Bath Iron Works, ca. 1900

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

Item 4197

Percy and Small Shipyard, Bath, 1902

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

Item 6134

Portland Observatory, ca. 1908

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

Item 6154

S.S. State of Maine, ca. 1892

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892 Location: Bath Media: Oil on canvas

Item 6298

Blue-fishing, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Etching

Item 6358

Fort Knox, Penobscot River, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Prospect Media: Ink on paper

Item 6387

Bucksport waterfront, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Buck Memorial Library Date: circa 1860 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 6459

Beazley Shipyard, Verona Island, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Buck Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 6956

Oyster jug, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Stoneware

Item 7638

Engine 98, Pejepscot towboat, ca. 1900

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

Item 7644

Oak hull of the trawler Amagansett, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Portland; Rockland Media: Photoprint

Item 7650

Herring fishing fleet of Quoddy, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Quoddy Media: Photoprint

Item 7718

Laurents Hansen, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7719

Airing nets, Portland, ca. 1930