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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.


Mystery Corner Item

Item 102176

Forest fire refugees, Biddeford, 1947

Mystery Corner Item 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

Great Fire of Houlton, 1902

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

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

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