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Keywords: Maritime Ships and boats Merchant ships

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 10673

Ship Reuce, Kennebunk, 1881

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1881 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 100372

The 'Harriet' rescuing passengers of the 'Unicorn', Newfoundland, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: North Yarmouth; St. John Media: Oil on canvas

Item 26297

Baring Brothers Launch, Thomaston 1877

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 10712

Hiram Emery and Vigilant under construction, Kennebunk, 1877

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1877 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 23421

Canova near New Zealand, 1864

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

Item 148251

Barque "Sacramento," Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-10-19 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print

Item 9614

Receipt, Liverpool, 1864

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1864-03-11 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102275

Portland Company shop drawing of a ship boiler, Portland, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Portland Media: Ink on Linen

Item 7642

Portland ferry, ca. 1900

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

Item 17876

Fishing in the Old Days, Swan's Island Harbor, ca. 1900

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

Item 28631

The Schooner "Pendleton Sisters," Islesboro, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print

Item 15181

A.F. Vesper, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 27830

Schooner Ella M. Willey, Thomaston, 1891

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26299

Captain William J. Lermond and Officers, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 116367

Bark Alice, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 1121

Slave ship evading the Royal Navy, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1877 Location: Portland Media: Oil painting

Item 81355

Brig under construction, Somes Cove, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert Island 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 10629

Schooner Savannah and her captain William H. Gould, 1902

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1902 Media: Photographic print

Item 27846

Henry Knox to M Hays, 24 May 1801

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1801 Location: Thomaston Media: ink on paper

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Item 20559

Ship Lydia Skolfield, ca. 1865

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

Item 26024

Bucksport, 1859

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1859 Location: Bucksport Media: Photograph of painting

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 13845

Hallowell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Stereograph