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LC Subject Heading: Disasters

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 79392

Flood on Bridge Street, Mexico, 1936, 1936

Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print

Item 82325

Leonard Dam, Ellsworth, 1923

Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1923-04-29 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

Item 82329

Hancock Street, Ellsworth, 1933

Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1933-05-08 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

Item 1331

Free Street after Great Fire, Portland, July 12, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 20133

Notice of services for fire victims, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29366

Shaw's Block ruins, Biddeford, 1872

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1872-05-28 Location: Biddeford Media: Stereograph

Item 34599

St. Matthews Episcopal Church in ice, Hallowell, 1998

Contributed by: Wendy Wingate through Hubbard Free Library Date: 1998 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 80455

S.D. Warren Mill, Flood damage, Westbrook, 1896

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1896 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 101441

Order to stop selling insurance, Bangor, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1872-11-12 Location: Bangor; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 116281

Aerial view of flooding in Augusta, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Augusta Media: Glass negative

Item 148207

Fireman ferry flooded residents, Saco, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Saco Media: glass plate negative

Item 148208

Richmond-Dresden Toll Bridge flood damage, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Richmond; Dresden Media: glass plate negative

Item 148209

Richmond-Dresden toll bridge truss floating downstream, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Dresden; Richmond Media: glass plate negative

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 4171

Great fire of Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 68360

John Marshall Brown on Portland fire, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-06 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 68362

J.M. Brown to Alida Carroll, July 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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