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Category: Public Events & Celebrations

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 9853

Arbor Day, Notre Dame de la Sagesse School, St. Agatha, 1923

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print

Item 10123

Webster-Ashburton anniversary proclamation, 1992

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: 1842-08-08 Location: Fort Kent Media: Ink on paper

Item 11146

Longfellow Commemorative Medallion, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland; Cambridge Media: Metal

Item 11196

Longfellow Centennial Commemorative Card, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Cambridge Media: Paper and wood

Item 11658

Illustration, The Building of the Ship, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper

Item 11957

Houlton Grange dedication, 1904

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1904 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 12576

Student strike, Colby College, 1970

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1970 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 14691

War banner, Portland City Hall, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Portland; Havana Media: Photographic print

Item 14876

Launching of the Gen. Warren, Sept. 28, 1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-09-28 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 16035

West End of Market Square, Houlton, 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photo negative

Item 16239

Parade leaving Market Square, Houlton, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 16287

Houlton's horse-drawn steam-pumper, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 16846

Ground-breaking ceremony, Evergreen Valley, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lovell; Stoneham Media: Photographic print

Item 17884

Pvt. Vera Edwards mails a Christmas package, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-11-15 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 17885

Thanksgiving at Dow Field, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 18008

WACs at Thanksgiving, Dow Field, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 18308

Dow Field Personnel, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-08-01 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 20776

Margaret Chase Smith, groundbreaking ceremony, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-09 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photograph, text

Item 21095

Mine Sweeper launch, Mt. Desert, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 22652

Parade, Brunswick, 1899

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1899-06-13 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 22740

Hermon Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, 1914

Contributed by: Hermon Historical Society Date: 1914-08-19 Location: Hermon Media: Photographic print

Item 22834

G.A.R. Parade, Bridge Street, Springvale, 1903

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Sanford Media: Print from glass negative

Item 22919

Parade Forming on Bridge Street, Springvale, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 23408

Horace Nicholas with Gov. Milliken, Portland, 1920

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