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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

Portland City Hall, 1908

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

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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

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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

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Item 10781

Landslide, Cumberland Mills, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-11-22 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print