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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 27109

Telephone Switchboard, Islesboro, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Islesboro Media: Wood, metal, cord

Item 27110

Telephone Booth, Islesboro, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Location: Islesboro Media: Metal, wood, glass

Item 9162

Maine Medical Center telephone service, Portland, 1959

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 8261

Train board, traces out, 1914

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

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 25449

Earth Station, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 18050

Telephone Central Office Building, Lewiston, 1903

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

Item 26106

Telstar Earth Station, Andover, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Andover Media: Postcard

Item 18051

Switchboard operators, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 18053

Winnie McCarthy, Lewiston, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: circa 1911 Location: Lewiston; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 25461

Horn antenna, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 9643

Margaret Chase Smith shows off Telstar

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1962-08-01 Location: Skowhegan; Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 18078

Switchboard and Sub-set

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

Item 26104

Andover Earth Station, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Andover Media: Postcard

Item 25450

Satellite System Earth Station, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 5895

Comsat radome receiver station, Andover, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-09-17 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 9077

Looking Southwesterly from Elm Street, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Stereograph

Item 34778

Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Lincoln Media: Photographic print

Item 25451

Telstar antenna model, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 26103

'Big Bubble,' Andover, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Andover Media: Postcard

Item 26102

Earth Station Radome, Andover, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Andover Media: Postcard

Item 18054

Telephone System Model, 1912

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

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