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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 75152

A woman in the Eastern Fine Paper lab, Brewer, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1967 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc

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Item 6901

Sisters Working on Fancy Goods, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1902

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1902 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 100387

Farthest east, west delegates, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 78681

Eunice Nichols Frye, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 100388

NFBPWC convention clambake, Peaks Island, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland; Peaks Island Media: Glass Negative

Item 100385

Wyoming delegates to NFBPWC convention, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 46929

BPW Stenographers' Group, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931-07-31 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 46817

BPW baggage tag, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Richmond Media: Ink on cardboard

Item 75136

Women in the Finishing Department, Brewer, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1942 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 17883

Dining Hall, Dow Field, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 75135

Office workers at Eastern, Brewer, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1938 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 46819

BPW Stenographers' Group, South Portland, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931-07-31 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 75467

The salary of female employees at Eastern, Brewer, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1970–2003 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc

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Item 18126

Bindery, Loring, Short & Harmon, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 12767

Women employees, Farnsworth Fish Cannery, Brooklin, 1920

Contributed by: An individual through Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 61878

Gwen May remembers working the Swan's Island telephone switchboard in the 1960s

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 74151

The Whitehill family 1950-1959

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1950–1959 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 78679

WLU 85th anniversary play, Portland, 1974

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 19010

Workers, Sparhawk Mill, South Portland, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946-12-27 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 61865

Eva Wheaton on quarry boarding house, Swan's Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 23038

Pepperell Workers, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 68464

Two women at salmon pens, Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 17905

Waving the WACS! Dow Air Field, Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 17904

Beauty Parlor Group, Dow Air Field, Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945-04-18 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print