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LC Subject Heading: Cans

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 27708

American Can Company, Lubec, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 13491

Corn can from Fryeburg, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Tin

Item 26570

American Can Co., Lubec, ca. 1920

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

Item 27640

American Can Company, Lubec, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 6095

Burnham and Morrill Company Trademark for Cape Shore Brand Canned Mackerel, Portland, 1891

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1891-01-19 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 13486

Cream can, Lovell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lovell Media: Metal

Item 38297

Sardine recipe folder cover, Lubec, ca. 1946, ca. 1946

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1946 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

Item 76185

American Can Company factory, Lubec, ca. 1920, ca. 1920

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

Item 149761

Battle Creek Sanitarium Lacto Dextrin, ca. 1925

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1925 Location: Gorham; Battle Creek Media: Metal, ink

Item 41733

Children at American Can Company, Lubec, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Matt Hoopes through Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 149763

Honey Drop brand Maine peas, Portland, ca. 1920

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149764

Lima beans, Portland, ca. 1890

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149765

Golden wax beans, Portland, ca. 1920

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149766

Winslow’s green corn, Fairfield, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149768

B&M brick oven baked vegetarian baked beans, Portland, 2021

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: 2021 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 26986

Water line for American Can Co., Lubec, ca. 1910, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on cardboard

Item 27120

Seacoast Canning Company, Lubec, 1920, 1920

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1920-11-01 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 28888

American Can Company, Lubec, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 6763

Jewett self-heating can drawing, ca. 1900

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

Item 10414

Railroad oil can, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Oakfield Media: Metal

Item 27203

Sardine labels, Eastport, 1909

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Eastport Media: Paper sardine can label proofs

Item 27666

Sardine can labels, Lubec, 1909, 1909

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

Item 34521

American Can plant and Johnson Bay, Lubec, ca. 1930, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 55749

Kalico Kat catfood label, Lubec, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Lubec Media: Paper can label