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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 28768

Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1909 Media: Photographic print

Item 102778

Champlain Society log, Information about Samuel de Champlain, Cambridge, 1882

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Mount Desert; Cambridge Media: Ink on paper, softbound notebook

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Item 26587

Box of Matches Wrapped for Polar Climate, 1906

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1906 Media: Wood, canvas

Item 28940

Exploring an Inuit grave on Eskimo Island, Labrador, 1891

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1891 Location: Eskimo Island Media: Paper, photograph

Item 27192

Waymouth Memorial Dedication at Mall, Thomaston, 1905

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1905-07-06 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 102274

Portland Company engineering drawing for the boiler in Admiral Peary's "SS Roosevelt," Portland, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Portland Media: Ink on Linen

Item 54903

Schooner 'Bowdoin' departs from Castine, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: circa 1950 Location: Castine Media: Photographic print

Item 28774

Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary in dress uniform, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Item 103813

General Adolphus W. Greely and Captain Donald MacMillan, Wiscasset, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-22 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative

Item 11828

Exploring survey, St. Croix River to Great Waggansis, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1817 Media: Ink on paper

Item 11237

Flag from North Pole, Augusta, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-06-27 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 9383

Robert Pagan to Ward Chipman, May 14, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798-05-14 Location: Calais; St. Andrews Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6360

Samuel de Champlain, ca. 1600

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1600 Media: Ink on paper

Item 100480

Champlain Society Camp Asticou Log, Northeast Harbor, 1883

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Bound book, 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 23295

Naval Officers, Wiscasset, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative

Item 26180

Peary family members in Greenland, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1902 Media: Photographic print

Item 6317

Thomas Steele "discovers" lake near Matagamon Lake, 1879

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1879 Location: Mattamiscontis Twp. Media: Ink on paper

Item 103814

MacMillan Arctic Expedition official farewell, Wiscasset, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-24 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative

Item 103851

MacMillan Expedition provisions, Wiscasset, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-26 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative

Item 103923

MacMillan Expedition provisions, Wiscasset, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-26 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative

Item 83298

Capt. Donald MacMillan with a group on the Bowdoin, 1922

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 55106

The schooner 'Bowdoin' crew, 1939

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1939 Media: Photo negative

Item 55121

Miriam MacMillan recording on 'Bowdoin,' 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947 Location: Siorapadoo Media: Photo negative