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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 37701

Penobscot Bay area, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Media: Ink on paper
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Item 6038

Dr. Stephen Cummings' snuff box, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland Media: Gutta percha

Item 11758

Samuel and Hugh Wilson's lot in Topsham, 1758

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1758 Location: Topsham; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Item 16117

Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1861 Media: Paper

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Item 20514

Fluent Block, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 21070

War Stamp display, Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 22073

Northeast Harbor's First Ambulance, 1937

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: 1937 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 70171

Royal Lace Paper workers, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1951

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1951 Location: Brooklyn Media: Photographic print

Item 75145

Orono Pulp and Paper, Orono, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1917 Location: Orono Media: Photographic print

Item 10994

Wallpaper border, Knox mansion, ca. 1795

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1795 Location: Thomaston Media: Paper

Item 11729

Land surveyed for Hugh Wilson, Topsham, 1761

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1761-01-01 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 11732

Map of Topsham, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 33399

Original Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Building, Blue Hill, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Item 80304

S. D. Warren Mill and dam, Westbrook, 1884

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1884 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 82111

Fire Engine 2, 'Medomak,' Waldoboro, ca. 1846

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1846 Location: Waldoboro Media: Wood, wrought iron

Item 71870

S.D. Warren Paper Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Westbrook Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 5921

The Presumpscot, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 7722

Former Vanderbilt yacht, Eastport, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Eastport Media: Photoprint

Item 8678

Casco No. 5 fire engine, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 9934

Sanford Home, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from 4 X 6 glass negative

Item 11715

Plan of Maquoit Meadows, ca. 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1720 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11731

William Patten's lot, Topsham, 1761

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1761-11-24 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 11736

Lots on Cathance River, Topsham, 1764

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764-02-28 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 11737

Topsham lots, 1764

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764-04-07 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper