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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 15429

Drawknife, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Cherryfield Media: Weld steel, wood

Item 15476

The Chestnut Chair, ca. 1876

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1876 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood

Item 15054

Gouge, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Union Media: Cast steel, wood

Item 19424

Cunningham Boarding House, Mount Desert, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert; Hall Quarry Media: Photographic print

Item 19451

Pneumatic Tool, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Wood, metal

Item 19453

Plug Drill Hammer, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Wood, metal

Item 104351

"Cut logs now!," World War II poster, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph

Item 11496

Rabbet plane with moving fillister, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Item 104415

Logging with oxen on Town Forest land, Troy, ca. 1940

Courtesy of Neil Piper, an individual partner Date: circa 1940 Location: Troy Media: Photographic print

Item 15427

Drawknife, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: New Portland Media: Cast steel, wood

Item 99473

Sawmill, Westport Island, 1946

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1946 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 105101

Upended tractor during logging operation, MacMahan Island, 1957

Contributed by: Dennis Cromwell through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957 Location: MacMahan Island; Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 31630

Thursday Club meeting menu, Biddeford, 1897

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on wood, pencil and onionskin, ribbons

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Item 15426

Clapboard Slick, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Augusta Media: Cast steel, wood

Item 11499

Stanley #127 transitional jack plane, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton Media: Wood, steel

Item 100554

Log boom, Westport Island, 1957

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957-05-16 Location: Westport Island; MacMahan Island Media: Photographic print

Item 31059

Turf Spade, Scarborough, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Scarborough Media: Wood, metal

Item 21141

Hand cranked timber bore, New Sweden, ca. 1880

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood, steel

Item 14587

Water pod auger, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1750 Media: Metal

Item 64260

Biddeford Box Shop Co., Biddeford, 1954

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1943-05-31 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 12946

Aroostook Potato Seed Cutter, Littleton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Item 12951

Climax Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Item 15060

Gouge, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron, steel

Item 15428

Gouge, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1856 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle