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LC Subject Heading: Postal service

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 20141

Announcement of Hallowell, Augusta & Bangor mail stage, 1826

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1826-01-30 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6311

Mail-carrier (winter), 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Media: Ink on paper

Item 20316

Post Office, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 27856

Letter to Bath Collector of Customs, 1883

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1791–1883 Location: Bath; Washington; Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108623

Post Office and store on Small Point, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 6793

Leroy Sanborn, Portland, ca. 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1893 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6800

John Chase Small, ca. 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1893 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 18343

Portland letter carriers, December 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 36392

Mail carrier and vehicle, Lubec, ca. 1930, ca. 1930

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

Item 103727

Rural Letter Carriers Association of Aroostook meeting, Houlton, 1911

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1911-05-30 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 103828

Postal carriers distribute pension application blanks, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-24 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 20236

New Sweden Post Office, ca. 1938

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 20317

Mail truck, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 69477

Rural Free Delivery Driver, Strong, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Item 71764

Post Office, Skowhegan, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Skowhegan Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71873

Post Office, Westbrook, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Westbrook Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 104946

Rural Free Delivery (RFD) mailman, Westport Island, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1908 Location: Westport Island; Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 108609

Post Office and store, Phippsburg, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 20412

Walter Anderson, New Sweden, ca. 1930

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

Item 6619

Post Office Square, Freedom, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Freedom Media: Photoprint

Item 6799

A & P store and Post Office, Madawaska, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Madawaska Media: Postcard

Item 13165

Westbrook Post Office employees, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Westbrook Media: Photograph, lantern slide

Item 18681

Olof Anderson's mail wagon, New Sweden, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 22297

Sven and Carolina Svenson, New Sweden, ca. 1880

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print