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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 1163

Sweden Street, Caribou, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 104303

Cure for cancer, ca. 1880

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

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Item 148664

Swedish festival, New Sweden, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1970 Location: New Sweden; Stockholm; Westmoreland Media: Photographic postcard

Item 99274

Penobscot basket makers, Lincolnville, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Lincolnville Media: Photo negative

Item 6406

Kennebec River, South Gardiner, ca. 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Location: South Gardiner Media: Ink on paper

Item 14292

Senior Spring, Good Will Farm, 1918

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1918 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 19284

Chummy Broomhall shows his kick-and-glide style in Rumford in 1939

Contributed by: Wendall Chummy Broomhall through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1939 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 12954

Potato Basket, Littleton, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Littleton Media: Ash splints

Item 23508

Passamaquoddy birchbark dish, ca. 2000

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 2000 Location: Pleasant Point Media: Birchbark, spruce root

Item 23607

Penobscot hide and quill pouch by Aaron Evans, ca. 2004

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 2004 Location: Indian Island Media: Hide, porcupine quill

Item 25027

Donald B. MacMillan, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Media: Glass Negative

Item 33329

Working in McCurdy's Skinning Shed, Lubec, ca. 1982

Contributed by: Brenda Havens Foley through Lubec Landmarks Date: circa 1982 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 80739

Log carrier, Passamaquoddy, 1902

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: 1902 Media: Birch bark, cedar, nails

Item 1474

Birch bark box by Mali Agat, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1770 Media: Birchbark

Item 27717

Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, Lubec, ca. 1995

Contributed by: Lubec Landmarks Date: circa 1995 Location: Lubec Media: Metal, cotton

Item 57614

Camp Lown patch, Oakland, ca. 1960

Courtesy of Robin Spero Rubinstien, an individual partner Date: circa 1960 Location: Oakland Media: Felt, ink

Item 74761

'Yankee Ingenuity' brochure, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980 Media: Ink on paper

Item 6732

Pageant, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1912

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1912 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 9500

Three-Legged Race, Squirrel Island, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1907 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Item 10076

Wabanaki Sewing Flat, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Media: Black ash, sweetgrass

Item 16483

Swish churn, Littleton, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Item 16978

Rock Potatoes, Houlton area, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Houlton Media: Rocks

Item 19297

Crank axle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Digital photograph

Item 19340

Taber Wagon model, Houlton, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1903 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print