Search Results

Keywords: invention

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 105913

Airship disaster, Waterville, 1908

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1908-09-02 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 6036

Quadrant, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Ebony, ivory, brass

Item 6037

Police siren, Portland, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron

Item 6886

James N.W. and Chansonetta Stanley Emmons, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1887 Media: Watercolor on ivory, metal

Item 9350

Married Men's Race, Squirrel Island, 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1910-08-27 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Item 13456

Sewall's Bridge diagram, York, 1761

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1761 Location: York Media: Ink on paper

Item 18058

Switchboard operators, 1939

Contributed by: Telephone Museum Date: 1939-04-13 Location: Lewiston; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 20778

Stanley Steamer rally, Rangeley, 1984

Mystery Corner Item Who are the people?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1984-08-09 Location: Rangeley; Kingfield Media: Photograph, text

Item 104199

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

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

Item 104200

Engineer's House fire aftermath, Millincoket, ca. 1910

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

Item 9348

Cruising off Squirrel Island, Boothbay Harbor, 1912

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1912-08-17 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Item 9475

Old Chain Bridge, Kingfield, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Kingfield Media: Photographic print

Item 10652

Blueberry burner, Orono, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-09-25 Location: Orono Media: Photographic print

Item 10732

Buxton house and store, Abbot, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Abbot Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Abbot Media: Postcard

Item 21075

Pogey press, Mount Desert, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Mount Desert Media: Metal

Item 23370

George W. Butler, Portland, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 33287

Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine, Biddeford, ca. 1865

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1865 Location: Biddeford Media: Metal and paint

Item 105163

Sockanossett steam fire engine, Houlton, ca. 1880

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1880 Location: Houlton Media: Real Photo Postcard

Item 105168

Fire equipment sleigh, Houlton, ca. 1880

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1880 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard

Item 8224

Lombard Loghauler (American Thread), 1926

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1926 Location: Patten; Patten Media: Photographic print

Item 8394

Dunn's logging crew, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 18405

Unidentified woman with child, ca. 1850

Mystery Corner Item Any idea who and where?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Daguerreotype

Item 18520

Coast of Maine, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Cyanotype

Item 19530

Two prong hay fork, Stockholm. ca. 1940

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel