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Category: Maritime

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 103851

MacMillan Expedition provisions, Wiscasset, 1923

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

Item 104467

Edward L. Parsons and C.W. Parsons, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Tintype

Item 104906

John M. Tibbetts business card, Westport Island, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1895 Location: Westport Island; Bath; Exeter; Boothbay Media: Ink on paper

Item 9215

Webb family reminiscences about Samuel Webb, ca. 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13473

Lifering from the ship S.S Oakey L. Alexander, 1947

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: 1947 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Styrofoam

Item 15186

C. A . Wirtley, Brewer, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-10-12 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 16414

Aerobeacon at Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1980 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16416

Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16421

Thomas Henry Orcutt, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1896, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16422

Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford ca. 1890

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 17349

Binoculars, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1865

Contributed by: An individual through Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1865 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass, metal

Item 26933

Lubec, West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1900

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 33354

Title page of monograph "The American Coast Pilot", 1804

Contributed by: An individual through Blue Hill Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

Item 97954

Harbor View, Belfast, 1860

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

Item 98739

Wood Island Bell, Biddeford, 2001

Contributed by: Raymond C Gaudette Sr. through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 2001 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 102131

Launching Schooner "Kennebunk", Kennebunkport, 1918

Contributed by: Charles Morgan through Brick Store Museum Date: 1918-07-10 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Glass Negative

Item 103812

General Adolphus Greely and daughter, Wiscasset, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-22 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 148448

Shipwreck on rocky coastline, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Media: Lantern slide

Item 5734

A.C. Maguire, Cape Elizabeth, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-12-24 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 6358

Fort Knox, Penobscot River, 1891

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

Item 6387

Bucksport waterfront, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Buck Memorial Library Date: circa 1860 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 15187

Captain P.A. Griffin, Searsport, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-11-20 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 23198

Steamer Norumbega Aground, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: circa 1920 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print