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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 36411

Portrait of Louise Caroline (Wilcox) Putnam, York, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1856 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas

Item 29314

J.R. Bodwell, Granite Ship, Searsport, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Searsport; Hallowell; Vinalhaven Media: Photographic print

Item 178

Portland Harbor ship list, 1828

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828-11-30 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 169

Signals at the Portland Observatory, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper

Item 17121

Stephen Longfellow letter concerning shipping case, Portland, 1826

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1826 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26636

Dunn & Elliot Company Store, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 20556

Ship of the Skolfield fleet, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 8873

Six-mast schooner GEORGE W. WELLS, Camden, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1900 Location: Camden Media: Photographic print

Item 20559

Ship Lydia Skolfield, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Harpswell; Harpswell; Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 20507

Galt Block Warehouse Co., Portland, 1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20564

2nd Ship named Sam Skolfield, ca. 1876

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1876 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 20561

Ship Sam Skolfield 2nd, ca. 1884

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1884 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 23421

Canova near New Zealand, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Painting

Item 61863

Moving granite from the quarry to the dock, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 20562

Ship George R. Skolfield, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1885 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 190

Affidavit of capture and imprisonment aboard ship, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-08-22 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

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Item 16826

Ocean water can, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Halifax; San Francisco Media: Tin

Item 36412

Captain Harry Kingsbury, York, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: York Media: Oil on wood

Item 20940

John Dillingham letter to wife, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20554

The Kentuckian, ca. 1869

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1869 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 17324

Model of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Painted wood

Item 9286

Schooner 'Susan' bill of lading, 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1802-04-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7468

Tramp steamer WINIFRED, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1898 Media: Glass Negative

Item 20973

John Dillingham letter concerning sailing prospects, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: New York; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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