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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 23320

Fort Hill, Biddeford, ca. 1906

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1906 Location: Biddeford; Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23593

Schooner Abana, Biddeford Pool, 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23594

Schooner Abana, Biddeford Pool Gut, 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 25326

Henry W. Lyon, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print

Item 25613

Portland Pier, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 25844

Letter from Capt. Hill on ship issues, Jamaica, 1824

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1824 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26628

The Stimpson House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26636

Dunn & Elliot Company Store, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27767

3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 27899

Post Office & Custom House, Bath, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1901 Location: Bath Media: Postcard

Item 28988

Captain N.P. Spear aboard the 'Julia A. Decker,' 1891

Contributed by: Farnsworth Art Museum through Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1891 Media: Paper, photograph

Item 30871

Shipping document for lighthouse bell, Biddeford, 1976

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1976-10-04 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

Item 31893

Indenture contract for Samuel Perkins of Arundel, 1805

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1805 Location: Arundel Media: Ink on paper

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Item 35335

Hopley Yeaton, Lubec, 1974, 1974

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1974-11-01 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 35450

Jacob C. Pike, with area businessmen, Lubec, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 51288

Francis Cook commission, Wiscasset, 1789

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789-08-04 Location: Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper

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Item 54916

Inuit woman and children on 'Bowdoin,' northwest Greenland, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: circa 1950 Media: Transparency

Item 55115

Schooner 'Bowdoin' navigating Strait of Belle Isle, 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947-08-08 Location: Strait of Belle Isle Media: Photo negative

Item 55119

Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947 Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 73333

Red Cross life saving class, ca. 1926

Mystery Corner Item Do you know who these men are and where this was taken?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1926 Media: Glass Negative

Item 101276

William Whipple on Revolutionary War and economy, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-02 Location: Portsmouth; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102782

Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

Contributed by: Bob and Callie Connor through Westport Island History Committee Date: 2016 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

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Item 104513

Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Portland Media: Ambrotype

Item 104938

"New England the Most Remarqueable Parts Thus Named," 1637

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: circa 1614 Media: Engraving