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LC Subject Heading: Ships

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 102873

S.S. "Orhom" framed in record time, South Portland, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-07-16 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102874

Christening of the S.S. "Orhom," South Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919-04-02 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 8582

Twin marine boilers, Portland Company, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 1189

Custom House Wharf, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 1329

Pay voucher for the expenses of the ship the Albany, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-12-10 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5544

Bath Iron Works, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Bath Media: Oil painting

Item 5738

Rescue of Oakey L. Alexander crew, Cape Elizabeth, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947-03-03 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photograph, jpg

Item 5740

The 'Oakey L. Alexander,' Cape Elizabeth, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 6126

Quarrying tugboat, Deer Isle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Deer Isle; Stonington Media: Photographic print

Item 7372

Bill of lading for slave, 1719

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1719 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7479

Jedediah Preble letter on Mowat kidnapping, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7649

Sargent, Lord and Co., Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937-04-06 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7718

Laurents Hansen, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7984

Shipbuilding at the Portland Co., 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 8017

Marine boiler, ca. 1900

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

Item 8584

Flanging machine, Portland Company, ca. 1900

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

Item 8595

Shop floor, Portland Company, ca. 1900

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

Item 8601

Bronze valves, Portland Company, ca. 1880

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

Item 8604

Manhole covers, Portland Company, ca. 1900

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

Item 8633

Marine boiler, ca. 1900

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

Item 8814

Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1944 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 9171

Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay from Lubec, 1839

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1839 Location: Eastport Media: Color lithograph from oil painting

Item 9396

Letter from Benjamin Mathes Jr. to Samuel S. Lewis, Apr. 12, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-04-12 Location: Machias; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10740

Indian Point, Lake Hebron, Monson, ca. 1900

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