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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 10745

Monson Fire of 1897

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1897-01-12 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 14491

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Trestle Guard Rails, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Media: Photographic print

Item 79968

Waldo Street Fire, Rumford, 1923

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 16353

Lisbon Falls After the Fire of 1901

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print

Item 16367

Cup that survived Fire of 1901, Lisbon Falls, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Pottery

Item 149702

Aerial view of fire on Peaks Island, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-06-02 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 28918

Civil Defense Week End poster, 1958

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Media: Ink on paper

Item 68982

New Brunswick offical, Maine Civil Defense director, 1955

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1955-12-14 Media: Photographic print

Item 11117

Great Fire of Houlton, 1902

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1902-05-18 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13554

Panoramic View, aftermath of the Great Houlton Fire of 1902

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1902 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 190

Affidavit of capture and imprisonment aboard ship, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-08-22 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

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Item 6707

The American House, Lovell, ca. 1900

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

Item 6750

Portland Longshoremans Benevolent Society bylaws, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, manuscript

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 102176

Forest fire refugees, Biddeford, 1947

Mystery Corner Item Do you recognize anyone in this photo?

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1947 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 1335

Ruins, looking southwest from U.S. Custom House, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 7024

Lewiston City Hall interior, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 7029

Lewiston City Hall 1872-1890

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1872 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 103952

Airplane crash, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative

Item 33720

Ice Storm, Hallowell City Hall, Hallowell, 1998

Contributed by: Wendy Wingate through Hubbard Free Library Date: 1998 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 22698

Portland City Hall after Great Fire, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Item 28917

Civil Defense newspapers, 1958

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Media: Photographic print

Item 104199

Engineer's House on fire, Millinocket, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

Item 109092

Aerial Photograph of Steep Falls, Standish, ca. 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1936 Location: Standish Media: Glass Negative

Item 30963

Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934, 1934

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print