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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 88021

American Can Plant, Lubec, ca. 1910

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

Item 80366

Bakers Breakfast Cocoa box, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Wood with paper label

Item 22407

Northern Wooden Ware Mill, Island Falls, ca. 1927

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1927 Location: Island Falls Media: Postcard

Item 26961

Water Street, Lubec, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 11942

Wood pitcher, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Temple Media: Wood

Item 12347

Ice cream freezer, Brunswick, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1935 Location: Brunswick Media: Tin, paper

Item 87970

Ice Cream Parlor at the Arcade, East Machias, 1927

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1927 Location: Machias Media: Glass Negative

Item 31936

Canning sardines, Lubec, ca. 1960, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 31937

Canning sardines, Lubec, ca. 1960, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 11691

Threshing Machine, 1911

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1911 Media: Photographic print

Item 13553

Brass binnacle and compass, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Media: Brass

Item 20443

Artist's rendition of Skowhegan Free Public Library, 2004

Contributed by: Skowhegan Public Library Date: 2004 Location: Skowhegan Media: Postcard

Item 17349

Binoculars, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1865

Contributed by: An individual through Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1865 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass, metal

Item 23489

Birchbark bucket, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 1900 Media: Birchbark

Item 80710

Chief Joseph Orono powder horn, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1780 Location: Indian Island Media: Cow horn, wood

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Item 78688

Wooden Pencil Box, Dixfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Dixfield Media: Wood

Item 26698

Bottle with King George's broad arrow mark, ca. 1812

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1812 Media: Glass

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Item 12308

Butter Dish, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Brunswick Media: Ceramic

Item 18744

John Morison powder horn, Saint John Valley, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1825 Media: Horn

Item 23031

Powder horn, Mapleton, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Mapleton Media: Horn

Item 135794

Barry Dana's Turtle Island basket, Solon, 2016

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016 Location: Solon Media: Birch bark, spruce root

Item 149893

Handkerchief basket by Theresa Secord, Waterville, 2019

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2019 Location: Waterville; Tobique Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dye

Item 10049

Penobscot band basket, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1860 Location: Orono Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dyes

Item 20456

Home hot water tank, Littleton, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Littleton Media: Copper