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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
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
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
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
Item 73309
Telegram office girls, Portland, 1924
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 74468
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, brass, cast iron