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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 15209

Hy Curtis, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 116367

Bark Alice, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 20555

Merchant ship from the Skolfield fleet, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 22416

J. M. Dillingham letter to mother, October 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Queenstown; Cork; Antwerp Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14140

Crew list, Brig Argo, Bath, 1804

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1804-12-03 Location: Bath Media: Paper

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Item 98688

Four-masted schooner Constellation near East Boothbay, ca. 1932

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1932 Location: Boothbay; Harrington Media: Glass Negative

Item 26297

Baring Brothers Launch, Thomaston 1877

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 51426

Ships in Saco River, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 20970

John Dillingham letter about sailing schedule, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22217

John Dillingham letter from Palermo, Italy, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Palermo; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14803

Rivets are bayonets poster, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on paper

Item 19012

Shipbuilding, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-20 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 148251

Barque "Sacramento," Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-10-19 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print

Item 19107

Bar Harbor with War Ships, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 28033

'Katherine May,' Hampden, 1919

Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Location: Hampden Media: Photographic print

Item 9495

Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 103881

Captain Berlin on the ice covered S.S. Isaac T. Mann, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 18721

HMS Monarch, Portland Harbor, 1870

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

Item 20964

Capt. John Dillingham letter from Port au Prince, Haiti, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Port au Prince; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20959

John Dillingham letter about Guadeloupe earthquake, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843 Location: Pointe-a-Pitre; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34258

Steamboat Ticket, Lincoln, 1864

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Lincoln Media: Ink on paper

Item 103882

Captain John Berlin and crew member, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 16114

Sullivan Quarries, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sullivan and Sorrento Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sullivan; Sorrento Media: Photographic print

Item 67570

Pinky Ship, Belfast, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print