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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 31870
Guarding rescued property at Bangor Fire, April 30, 1911
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1911-04-30 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Item 1331
Free Street after Great Fire, Portland, July 12, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 102484
Breaking out roads, Chesham, NH, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Chesham Media: Lantern slide, hand colored
Item 6876
City Hall fire, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908-01-24 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 6884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908-01-24 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 1336
Middle Street after fire, Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 1341
Ruins of the Great Fire in Portland, July 4, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 1350
Ruins of St. Stephen's Church, Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 1338
St. Stephens Church after Great Fire of Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
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 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 28917
Civil Defense newspapers, 1958
Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Media: Photographic print
Item 148209
Richmond-Dresden toll bridge truss floating downstream, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Dresden; Richmond Media: glass plate negative
Item 1343
Exchange Street after Great Fire of Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 82329
Hancock Street, Ellsworth, 1933
Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1933-05-08 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Item 20133
Notice of services for fire victims, Portland, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 80455
S.D. Warren Mill, Flood damage, Westbrook, 1896
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1896 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 101441
Order to stop selling insurance, Bangor, 1872
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1872-11-12 Location: Bangor; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 34351
Ice Storm, Emergency workers, Hallowell, 1998
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1998 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 1342
Exchange Street, Portland, after fire, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
Item 11300
Billfish Mountain in the distance, Baxter State Park, 1931
Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1931 Location: T6 R9 WELS Media: Photographic print
Item 14860
Bird's eye view of Munjoy Hill and the islands in 1845
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 6798
Copy of letter from Samuel Graves to Philip Stephens, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 10781
Landslide, Cumberland Mills, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-11-22 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print