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