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LC Subject Heading: Immigration

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 10377

Portrait of Chinese man, Portland, ca. 1910

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

Item 10378

Chinese immigrant, Portland, ca. 1910

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

Item 48823

Americanization colonial pageant, Portland, ca. 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 102763

William Widgery Thomas' Commissioner of Immigration certificate, Portland, 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870-03-25 Location: Portland; Augusta Media: Vellum, Ink, Silk

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Item 96

Portland Schools Americanization Classes, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 5271

Wong children, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 5298

Workers on Capisic Street, Portland, ca. 1900

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

Item 6674

Gorham's Corner, Portland, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 10364

Arthur Goon on Navy ship, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 11316

Letter from Committee of Bangor, 1832

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1832-07-03 Location: Houlton; Bangor; Fredericton; St. John Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17738

Grimmer's Orchestra, Portland, 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20344

Germanic, White Star Line, ca. 1885

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 43285

Americanization class, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 43314

Americanization class, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 102211

Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: silk
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Item 102561

Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Media: Lithograph

Item 102718

"Portrait of Hawa" Mainer project, Portland, 2016

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2015 Location: Portland Media: Ink and charcoal on paper, wood frame

Item 102747

Anthony Petropulos' police badge, Lewiston, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lewiston Media: Metal

Item 102785

Portland police officer John Newell, ca. 1915

Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 135772

Announcement for The Reformed Rumseller: Mr. Murphy, Wiscasset, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Location: Wiscasset Media: ink on paper

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Item 10371

Wong My, Augusta, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Augusta Media: Photograph

Item 41788

Uncle Sam and Miss Liberty, Portland, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 43283

Uncle Sam and Goddess Liberty, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 48822

Thanksgiving pageant, Woolson School, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative