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Category: Nature & Geography

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 29020

Bogett's or Bogart's Hill, Lubec, 1934

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 31952

Blizzard, Academy Street looking west, Hallowell, 1952

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1952 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 34023

Flooding of the Royal River after Hurricane Edna, 1954

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 35624

View of Portland after the great fire, 1866

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

Item 35628

Map of 1866 Portland Fire, 1866

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

Item 35633

Map of the state of Maine, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843 Media: Ink on paper

Item 66615

Great Head, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71691

Deering's Oaks, Portland, ca. 1938

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

Item 79048

Jordon Pond and the Bubbles Acadia National Park, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Panoramic black and white postcard

Item 82099

Champlain Society Records and Yacht Log, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Bound book, ink on paper

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Item 100107

"Portland burned July 5, 1866"

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Lithograph

Item 103787

Mount Washington ski trails as viewed from air, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-12-15 Location: Sargent's Purchase Media: Glass Negative

Item 103934

Blizzard and sleet storm, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-03-07 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103935

Blizzard in Monument Square, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-03-07 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 105270

Manuscript map of Windham, 1872

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: circa 1740 Location: Windham Media: Ink on Paper

Item 105357

Map of the United States of America, 1821

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1821 Media: Engraving

Item 105630

Map of Maine, 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Media: Ink on paper

Item 108755

Land of Samuel Sylvester, Prout's Gore, 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813-11-05 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

Item 108757

Survey of land eastern side of No Name Pond, Lewiston, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.

Item 108758

Survey of part of lot 155, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841-06-17 Media: Ink on paper

Item 108760

Survey of lots near Great and Little Androscoggin Rivers, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Ink on paper

Item 110889

Sketch of the Strait of Detroit from Lake Erie to Lake St. Clair, ca. 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 3 images.

Item 110898

St. Regis Village at the river St. Lawrence, New York, ca. 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Location: Waverly Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.

Item 110917

Bowen & Co. United States and British possessions map, British Columbia, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1846 Location: Orcas Island; Vancouver Island Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 17 images.