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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 52695

Good Will Boys with Igloo, Fairfielld, ca. 1945

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1945 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 53410

Garland Manufacturing & Saco River, Saco, 1936

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1936 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 60532

High School fire, Lubec, 1913, 1913

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1913-11-26 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 61996

Flood on Messalonskee Stream, Waterville, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 62059

Flooded street in Winslow, 1936

Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: 1936 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 62077

Kennebec River dam overflowing, Waterville, 1936

Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: 1936 Location: Waterville; Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 66965

Flood, Waterville, March 1936

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: 1936 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 76882

Schooner 'Bowdoin' melting out, Refuge Harbor, Greenland, 1924

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1924 Media: Photographic print

Item 82184

Spring Freshet at the Lewiston Falls, 1936

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1936 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 87990

Main Street, Addison, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Addison Media: Glass Negative

Item 99397

Flames rolling though the windows of Grafton Lumber, Biddeford, 1963

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1963-03-20 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 99402

Burning of the Eagle's Aerie Fraternal Headquarters, Biddeford, 1977

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1977-01-17 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 100705

Film of public works snow removal, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Item 101881

Champlain Society Meteorological Records, Northeast Harbor, 1879

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1879 Location: Mount Desert; Bar Harbor Media: Ink on paper, bound

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Item 101906

Champlain Society Report of the the Meteorological Department, Mount Desert Island, 1880-1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880–1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper, unbound

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Item 104646

Fire at Bernstein's Store, Yarmouth, 1913

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1913-07-13 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105200

Exchange Hotel fire, Houlton, 1942

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1942 Location: Houlton Media: Photograph

Item 108636

High school building, Topsham, ca. 1910

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

Item 108640

Androscoggin River from Barron Hill, Topsham, ca. 1910

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

Item 108650

Parker Head, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

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

Item 135788

Front Door, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 1375

Weathervane, Booth Tarkington home, Kennebunkport, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938-07-27 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 4176

Falmouth Neck before burning, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-18 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 5649

Press conference with Gov. Joseph Brennan, May 25, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-05-25 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print