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Category: Maritime, Shipwrecks

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 15201

Letter about Alonzo shipwreck, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26716

Schooner Whitebelle Wreck, Lubec, 1931

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1931 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 26722

Schooner Whitebelle Wreck, Lubec, 1931

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1931 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 82101

Wreck of the Schooner Equater, Biddeford, ca. 1957

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 13473

Lifering from the ship S.S Oakey L. Alexander, 1947

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: 1947 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Styrofoam

Item 17349

Binoculars, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1865

Contributed by: An individual through Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1865 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass, metal

Item 148448

Shipwreck on rocky coastline, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Media: Lantern slide

Item 10667

Wreck of the schooner Empress, Kennebunkport, 1891

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1891-10-28 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 26736

The Bessie Parker Shipwreck, Lubec, 1906

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1906-10-07 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 85250

Capt. Edward Stone deposition on 'Bohemian' wreck, Portland, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 85293

First Officer Trochs deposition on 'Bohemian' wreck, Portland, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100372

The 'Harriet' rescuing passengers of the 'Unicorn', Newfoundland, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: North Yarmouth; St. John Media: Oil on canvas

Item 100386

List of signatures of the crew of the vessel the 'Young Teazer', ca. 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1813 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1443

Wreck on the beach at Sullivan, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Sullivan Media: Photographic print

Item 5734

A.C. Maguire, Cape Elizabeth, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-12-24 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 5742

Detail of the 'List of drowned,' S.S. Bohemian, Feb. 22, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-02-22 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Paper

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Item 5743

The vessel 'Bay State', run aground September 23, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916-09-23 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photograph, jpg

Item 7609

Biddeford Pool Life Savers, ca. 1910

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

Item 11608

John Davison letter from Key West, Florida, December 29, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-12-29 Location: Augusta; Key West Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16091

Wreck and rescue, the Oakey L. Alexander, March 3, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947-03-03 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 22511

Pepperrell letter concerning ship damages, 1747

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1747 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23198

Steamer Norumbega Aground, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: circa 1920 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 26298

Captain's Cabin, "Washington B. Thomas," Thomaston, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 28991

Crew aboard Annie C. Maguire, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1886 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative