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LC Subject Heading: Fishing industry

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 33684

USA Fish Plant, Lubec, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 35305

Repairing fishing nets at Biddeford Pool, 1917

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1917 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 35574

Seiner boat, Lubec, August 1989, 1989

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Lubec Media: Color transparency

Item 36099

Medallion brand sardine can, Lubec, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Aluminum

Item 36100

Peacock’s Best brand sardine can, Lubec, pre-1963, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Aluminum

Item 36783

Waterfront, Lubec, ca. 1925, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 41821

American Can Company, Lubec, 1907

Contributed by: Matt Hoopes through Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1907 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph postcard, used

Item 58486

American Can Company, Lubec, 1911, 1911

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 67338

Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 68458

Medicinal fish oil factory on Johnson Island, Swan's Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 68463

Aerial view of six salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 68464

Two women at salmon pens, Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 78867

Sardine Carriers, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Photographic print

Item 82336

'Medric' and 'Bowdoin,' East Boothbay, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: East Boothbay Media: Photographic print

Item 149915

A view of Eastport from the S.S. "Cumberland," ca. 1900

Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Eastport; Campobello Island Media: Film negative

Item 4149

Star Lobster packing label, 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 7715

Weir near Deer Isle, N.B., ca. 1930

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

Item 7718

Laurents Hansen, ca. 1930

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

Item 7722

Former Vanderbilt yacht, Eastport, ca. 1930

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

Item 8002

Oyster dredger Miranda, ca. 1910

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

Item 11158

Plugging crusher claws, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11401

Commercial Wharf, Portland. ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11410

Lubec public landing, ca. 1910

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

Item 12757

Waterfront, Brooklin, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency