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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 36411
Portrait of Louise Caroline (Wilcox) Putnam, York, ca. 1856
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1856 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas
Item 169
Signals at the Portland Observatory, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper
Item 29314
J.R. Bodwell, Granite Ship, Searsport, ca. 1900
Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Searsport; Hallowell; Vinalhaven Media: Photographic print
Item 178
Portland Harbor ship list, 1828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828-11-30 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 17121
Stephen Longfellow letter concerning shipping case, Portland, 1826
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1826 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 26636
Dunn & Elliot Company Store, Thomaston, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 20556
Ship of the Skolfield fleet, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 8873
Six-mast schooner GEORGE W. WELLS, Camden, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1900 Location: Camden Media: Photographic print
Item 20559
Ship Lydia Skolfield, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Harpswell; Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 20507
Galt Block Warehouse Co., Portland, 1948
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 20564
2nd Ship named Sam Skolfield, ca. 1876
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1876 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 23421
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Painting
Item 20561
Ship Sam Skolfield 2nd, ca. 1884
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1884 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 61863
Moving granite from the quarry to the dock, Swan's Island, ca. 1900, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 20562
Ship George R. Skolfield, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1885 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 190
Affidavit of capture and imprisonment aboard ship, 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-08-22 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency
Item 16826
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Halifax; San Francisco Media: Tin
Item 36412
Captain Harry Kingsbury, York, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: York Media: Oil on wood
Item 20940
John Dillingham letter to wife, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper
Item 20554
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1869 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 17324
Model of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Painted wood
Item 9286
Schooner 'Susan' bill of lading, 1802
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1802-04-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 20941
John Dillingham to Margaret Dennison, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-05-26 Location: Bangor; Freeport Media: Ink on paper
Item 20952
John Dillingham letter from New Orleans, 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842 Location: New Orleans; Freeport Media: Ink on paper
