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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 29341
South Blue Hill Cannery, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper
Item 31011
Demolishing camps, Lubec, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph, polaroid
Item 26726
Workers, R.J. Peacock Canning Co., Lubec, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 27728
Union Sardine Company, Lubec, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1945 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 27772
Smoked Herring Stand, Lubec, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 35722
Skinning herring at McCurdy's, Lubec, 1989, 1989
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Lubec Media: Color transparency
Item 5276
Maine Centennial Parade, Portland, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 27716
Wheeled herring cart, Lubec, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Lubec Landmarks Date: circa 1970 Location: Lubec Media: Metal
Item 27774
Packing Sardines, R.J. Peacock Canning Co., Lubec, 1941
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1941 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 35589
Packing herring at McCurdy’s, Lubec, 1989, 1989
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Lubec Media: Color transparency
Item 26727
Sardine packers, Lubec, ca. 1976
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1976 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 26728
Edith Comstock, R.J. Peacock Canning Co., Lubec, 1980
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1980 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 27780
Old Gun Rock Can Shop, Lubec, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 27785
Construction of Factory B, Lubec Sardine Company, Lubec, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 36099
Medallion brand sardine can, Lubec, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Aluminum
Item 36100
Peacock’s Best brand sardine can, Lubec, pre-1963, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Aluminum
Item 31936
Canning sardines, Lubec, ca. 1960, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 99411
Woodbury K. Dana anniversary celebration, Westbrook, 1916
Contributed by: Westbrook Historical Society Date: 1916-06-07 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 26562
Herring fishing, Mt. Desert, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Northeast Historic Film Date: circa 1940 Media: filmstrip, 16mm
Item 7907
Underwood's Jonesport factory, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Jonesport Media: Photographic print
Item 31216
Herring transportation, Lubec, ca. 1968
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1968 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 99380
H.F. Webb Co. corn factory, Leeds, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print
Item 149768
B&M brick oven baked vegetarian baked beans, Portland, 2021
Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: 2021 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper
Item 40304
George Burnham, Portland, ca. 1879
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1879 Location: Portland Media: Canvas, oil paint