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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 102176
Forest fire refugees, Biddeford, 1947
Do you recognize anyone in this photo?
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1947 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 34599
St. Matthews Episcopal Church in ice, Hallowell, 1998
Contributed by: Wendy Wingate through Hubbard Free Library Date: 1998 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 103786
Car broke through ice at Deering Oaks, Portland, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926-12-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 103813
General Adolphus W. Greely and Captain Donald MacMillan, Wiscasset, 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923-06-22 Location: Wiscasset Media: Glass Negative
Item 148254
Flooded Androscoggin River, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-03-20 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: glass plate negative
Item 79392
Flood on Bridge Street, Mexico, 1936, 1936
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print
Item 16353
Lisbon Falls After the Fire of 1901
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 16367
Cup that survived Fire of 1901, Lisbon Falls, ca. 1901
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Pottery
Item 149702
Aerial view of fire on Peaks Island, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-06-02 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 6060
Matthew Cobb House after the ice storm, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-01-28 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 33720
Ice Storm, Hallowell City Hall, Hallowell, 1998
Contributed by: Wendy Wingate through Hubbard Free Library Date: 1998 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 104199
Engineer's House on fire, Millinocket, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print
Item 82323
Ruins of Masonic Lodge, Ellsworth, 1933
Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1933-05-08 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Item 11117
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1902-05-18 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 13554
Panoramic View, aftermath of the Great Houlton Fire of 1902
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1902 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 22698
Portland City Hall after Great Fire, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide
Item 6059
The great ice storm of January 28, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-01-28 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 6062
Oxford Street after ice storm, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-02-03 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 6063
Park Street after the ice storm, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 6061
Ice storm damage, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-01-28 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 109092
Aerial Photograph of Steep Falls, Standish, ca. 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1936 Location: Standish Media: Glass Negative
Item 116236
The week Maine burned 50th anniversary, Newfield, 1997
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1947
Location: Newfield
Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 4 images.
Item 7101
Portland City Hall on fire, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 5742
Detail of the 'List of drowned,' S.S. Bohemian, Feb. 22, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-02-22 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Paper