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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 21328

First car to cross Penobscot Bay on ice, 1917

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 22428

Alice Greele's tavern, Portland, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Pencil, pen on paper

Item 22760

Great Freshet, Brunswick, 1896

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1896-03-02 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 25971

Burning of Second Parish Church, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 26440

Winter event, Good Will Home, Fairfield, ca. 1915

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1910 Location: Fairfield Media: Glass Negative

Item 26662

Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26848

CCC camp, Jefferson, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1933 Location: Jefferson Media: Photographic print

Item 27169

Lightning Strike, Baptist Church Steeple, Thomaston 1992

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1992-06-14 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 30696

Remains of Guilford Town Hall after fire of 1928

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1928-02-06 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 31252

Bangor fire ruins, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31254

Opening streets after fire, Bangor, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 31286

Post Office Demolition, Bangor, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1913 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 31311

Repairing Electric Lines on Exchange Street, Bangor, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative

Item 31665

Josiah Pierce on flooded Androscoggin, Brunswick, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843-05-05 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31679

Main Street, Saco, after the fire of December 9, 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912-12-09 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 67326

'USS Wakefield' under tow, Boston, 1942

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1942 Location: Boston Media: Photographic print

Item 99426

Remnants of the Diamond National & Hooper Street Fire, Biddeford, 1963

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1963-04-20 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 104647

Fire at Bernstein's Store, Yarmouth, 1913

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

Item 105940

Eli B. Bean's Store, Brownfield, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Brownfield Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Brownfield Media: Photographic print

Item 109066

Colonial Theater, Belfast, ca. 1932

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1932 Location: Belfast Media: Film Negative

Item 6278

The town of Falmouth, burnt by Capt. Moet, October 18, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-18 Location: Portland Media: Photograph, map

Item 6891

Winter scene near Portland, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 8871

Four-mast bark 'Roanoke' under sail, 1892

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1892 Media: Glass Negative

Item 8872

Ship ARYAN, Phippsburg, 1893

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