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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 7928

Portland High School cadets, July 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 23970

Commencement Issue of The Olympian, Biddeford High School, 1926

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1926 Location: Biddeford Media: Paper-bound yearbook/magazine

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 103989

Ice cream delivery, 1924

Mystery Corner Item Do you know where this was taken?

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

Item 74

Perley Layton Family on the Hesper, ca. 1940

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

Item 63406

Connie Duran, Cousins Island, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6787

Max Pinansky at funeral, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Media: Glass Negative

Item 9649

Daniel F. Russell, Leeds, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print

Item 66108

Maine sign post, Lynchville, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Lynchville Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 63407

Connie Duran, the acrobat, Cousins Island, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 23434

Lobster canning cartoon book, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66120

Aroostook potato postcard, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 29412

Peak Sisters entertainment, North Turner, 1895

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 98631

Irene and Edmund Andrews bookplate, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: circa 1925 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 8144

South side of Water Street, Skowhegan, 1884

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1884 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 103576

Sarah A. Weeks and kittens, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1915

Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Item 36146

Newspaper, Lubec, 1886

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

Item 27695

Picnic at the Pines, Saco, 1888

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1888-08-22 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 43223

Fred Dickey pumping water into his hat, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: Glass Negative

Item 14115

Friends in Bangor

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 16099

Overindulgence post card, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

Item 18518

Sightseers, coast of Maine, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Cyanotype

Item 16881

Our Baby Congress, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895-05-23 Location: Gardiner Media: Photographic print

Item 21686

Joke photograph promoting Aroostook County Potatoes, Caribou, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 30879

Bovine sleigh, Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print