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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 33891
Four Birds of Native Species, 1820
Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1820 Location: Blue Hill Media: Oil on canvas
Item 22254
Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Mount Desert; Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 37353
Edward Sylvester Morse, Portland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland; Salem Media: Photographic print
Item 19226
Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 101071
John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1862 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 16372
Worumbo Mill flood, Lisbon Falls, 1936
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 82097
Champlain Club camp and yacht log, Mount Desert Island, 1880
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper
Item 11967
Back Cove fill history, Portland, 1837-2003
Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 2003 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, map
Item 108787
kči-čči (The Great Penetrating Arrow), by James Eric Francis Sr., 2019
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 2019 Location: Old Town Media: Acrylic on canvas
Item 27013
Big Tree section, Islesboro, ca. 1936
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1936 Location: Islesboro Media: Ash wood
Item 135882
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1761 Media: Ink on paper
Item 81685
Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1881 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 7292
William Allen's essay on Norridgewock, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Norridgewock; Nanransouack Media: Ink on paper
Item 18018
Saco River at Steep Falls, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Steep Falls Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Standish Media: Postcard
Item 18020
Up Saco River at Steep Falls, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Steep Falls Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Standish Media: Postcard
Item 148254
Flooded Androscoggin River, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-03-20 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: glass plate negative
Item 73
Chadwick brothers, Portland, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 148242
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-09-05 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 81689
Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 29343
Sawmill at Mill Stream, Blue Hill, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper
Item 10545
Map of Ancient Falmouth from 1630 to 1690
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1630 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 12035
Children's Gate, Longfellow Garden, Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide
Item 5480
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-16 Location: Antietam Media: Ink on paper
Item 110911
North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River, ca. 1817
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1817 Media: Ink on paper