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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 8872

Ship ARYAN, Phippsburg, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1893 Location: Phippsburg Media: Photographic print

Item 20940

John Dillingham letter to wife, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20795

South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., Hull #48, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 166

Portland Observatory, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Transparency

Item 9286

Schooner 'Susan' bill of lading, 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1802-04-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21559

Bow, South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-20 Location: South Portland 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 20942

John Dillingham letter from New York, 1839

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-09-05 Location: New York; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20952

John Dillingham letter from New Orleans, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842 Location: New Orleans; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20941

John Dillingham to Margaret Dennison, 1839

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-05-26 Location: Bangor; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20973

John Dillingham letter concerning sailing prospects, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: New York; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19012

Shipbuilding, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-20 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 67338

Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 14772

Ship's Caulking Tool Kit, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Media: Cast steel, wood, leather

Item 179

Portland Observatory subscriber agreement, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 9335

The Cruiser, Freeport, February 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 9428

The Cruiser, Freeport, February 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 9432

The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 108617

View of Parker Head, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

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

Item 21560

Bow, Liberty Ship, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-03-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 27844

Schooner Nancy Hanks, Thomaston, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 9430

The Cruiser, Freeport, March 27, 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 15187

Captain P.A. Griffin, Searsport, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-11-20 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 26297

Baring Brothers Launch, Thomaston 1877

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print