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Category: Science & Technology, Inventions & inventors

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 8904

Thomes heating boiler, ca. 1900

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

Item 9448

Agnes Lucille Stanley, Kingfield, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 9460

F. E. Stanley, Lewiston, ca. 1882

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1882 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 10864

Concord Wagon built by Silas W. Taber, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 11077

Stanley Steamer, Kingfield, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-22 Location: Kingfield Media: Photographic print

Item 11425

X-ray photograph of hand, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1896 Location: Watertown Media: Photographic print

Item 13367

Jonathan Morgan plans for pump, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17505

Dearborn boat, 1934

Contributed by: An individual through Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 17507

Dearborn Products Inc., Fryeburg, 1989

Contributed by: H. K. Dearborn through Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Fryeburg; Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 18234

Soldering lamp, ca. 1840

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Warren Media: Brass

Item 20156

Men's neck wear 'novelty' ad, 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25320

Stanley Runabout, 1904

Contributed by: Owls Head Transportation Museum Date: 1904 Location: Kingfield Media: Metal and rubber

Item 26710

Klondike Plant No. 2 at Canal, North Lubec, 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 27638

Electrolytic Marine Salts Co., Mill Creek, North Lubec, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 27733

Myers Lifeboat, Lubec, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 28374

Prospectus for Electrolytic Marine Salts investors, North Lubec, 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

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Item 37148

Benjamin Franklin Upton daguerreotype, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Bath Media: Daguerreotype

Item 81255

Science Hill Outing, East Dixfield, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 98907

Russell S. Morse Cabbage Slicer, East Dixfield, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: East Dixfield Media: Wood, metal

Item 104382

Amelia Earhart's visit to Maine airports, 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1933 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 104183

Vonn "John" Volmer, Millinocket, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

Item 4220

Self Heating Can Company, North Fairfield, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: North Fairfield Media: Paper

Item 5538

Robert McKeen with plow, Norway, 1958

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 6191

Moses Gerrish Farmer, 1820-1893

Contributed by: Eliot Baha'i Archives Date: circa 1860 Location: Eliot Media: Photographic print