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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 8261

Train board, traces out, 1914

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1914 Media: Photographic print

Item 10411

Telegraph pole insulators, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Glass

Item 11210

Last telephone cordboard, Bath, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-03-31 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 14607

Edison Primary Cell, S-90, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Fort Kent Media: Glass and metal

Item 17515

Naval Air Station Operations Office, Brunswick, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1945 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 18050

Telephone Central Office Building, Lewiston, 1903

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: 1903 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 20504

Casco Street, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31475

Main Street, Ashland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Ashland Media: Glass Negative

Item 68406

Radio direction finder station, Cape Elizabeth, 1939

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1939-09-14 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 68407

Radio direction finder station, Winter Harbor, 1939

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1939-09-14 Location: Winter Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 69481

Share Certificate, Franklin Farmers Co-Operative Tel. Co., Strong, 1912

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1912-05-03 Location: Strong Media: Ink on paper

Item 81111

Route 198 meets Route 3, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1954

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1954 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 82166

Westbrook Telephone Exchange, Westbrook, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 105095

Construction of Portland Press Herald auxiliary building, Portland, 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1965-05-09 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 148463

Record player, ca. 1957

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Media: Metal, Bakelite, rubber, wood

Item 9134

Village Street looking North. 1905

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Lovell Media: Postcard

Item 17163

Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, 1908

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 18054

Telephone System Model, 1912

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: 1912-09-10 Location: Lewiston; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 18078

Switchboard and Sub-set, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Ellsworth; Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 31289

Telephone Exchange burning, Bangor, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1911-04-30 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 61877

Lillian 'Lil' Smith, telephone operator for Swan's Island, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 61878

Gwen May remembers working the Swan's Island telephone switchboard in the 1960s

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 73309

Telegram office girls, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 74468

Telegraph relay, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, brass, cast iron