Maine Memory Network

Lighthouse keeper's hat, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1844

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1844 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Cloth

Lightkeeper Hoyt Cheney, West Quoddy Head, ca.1945, ca. 1945

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1945 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Sarah Gray, West Quoddy House Lighthouse, 1948

Contributed by: Pamela Grindle through West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: 1948-08-16 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Lighthouse automation, Lubec, 1988, 1988

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1988-06-30 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Coast Guardsman Nick Dowger at the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1940

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Brass Oil Measure Cans used in Lighthouses, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1800 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Brass

Portland Head Light, ca. 1884

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1884 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Lubec, West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1900

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

John W. Cameron, Portland Head Light Keeper, ca. 1928

Contributed by: South Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1928 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Wood Island Light Station, Biddeford, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1886 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse and Keeper's House, ca. 1889

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1889 Location: South Portland Media: Glass Negative

Bobby Gray, high school graduation, Lubec, 1951

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: 1951 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Mae Doble and Mrs. Sarah Gray, ca. 1950

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Sailor the dog rings fog bell, Wood Island Light, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1903 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

West Quoddy and Lighthouse, ca. 1837

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1837 Location: West Quoddy; Lubec Media: Ink on paper

View from Moosepeak Light, Jonesport, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Jonesport Media: Glass Negative

Bobby Gray and car, ca. early 1950s, ca. 1952

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1952 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Bug Light, South Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: South Portland Media: Glass Negative

Lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Media: Postcard

John Purington family, Nash Island, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1912 Location: Addison Media: Photographic print

Bass Harbor Head Light, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard

Bass Harbor Head Light, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard

Hermit, Monhegan Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Monhegan Media: Glass Plate Negative

Thatchers Island Light, Massachusetts, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Gloucester Media: Albumen print