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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 6359

East Quoddy Light, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Quoddy Media: Ink on paper

Item 6423

Mount Desert, bearing N.W. 10 miles, 1837

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: Mount Desert Media: Ink on paper

Item 6424

Steamer landing at Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Appledore Island Media: Ink on paper

Item 11250

Blown glass gilt decorated decanter and wine glasses, York, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: York Media: Blown lead glass, gilt

Item 15201

Letter about Alonzo shipwreck, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31740

Josiah Pierce on passage to England, 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 82101

Wreck of the Schooner Equater, Biddeford, ca. 1957

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 104888

Sarah Tibbetts to Capt. John M. Tibbetts about sons, Westport Island, 1894

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1894-10-08 Location: Westport Island; Boothbay Media: Ink on paper

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Item 148773

Group portrait of "Sunbeam III" crew and guests, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 1944 Media: Photographic print

Item 14586

Cooper's adze, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Union Media: Cast steel

Item 9215

Webb family reminiscences about Samuel Webb, ca. 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15186

C. A . Wirtley, Brewer, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-10-12 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 16414

Aerobeacon at Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1980 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16416

Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16421

Thomas Henry Orcutt, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1896, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16422

Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford ca. 1890

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 26626

The Hallowell House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

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

Item 26933

Lubec, West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1900

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 28424

Liverpool to Boston ship passage receipt, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847 Location: Liverpool; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 33354

Title page of monograph "The American Coast Pilot", 1804

Contributed by: An individual through Blue Hill Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

Item 41814

The Lassell-Ward House, Biddeford, 1953

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1953 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 48466

Capt. John Blanchard, Randolph, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847 Location: Augusta Media: Silhouette, paper

Item 63742

Drying nets at Biddeford Pool, ca. 1920

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 97954

Harbor View, Belfast, 1860

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper