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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 19056

Stern's Sawmill, Bangor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 100625

Grand Trunk Railway station, Bethel, ca. 1880

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

Item 167

Raising of the Portland Monument, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-06-09 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 19260

Capt. John G. Dillingham letter to wife, December 21, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Bath; New York; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 19269

John G. Dillingham letter to wife, May 9, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Chinchas Islands; Cape Horn Media: Paper

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Item 173

Notes related to the construction of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1807 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, color transparency

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Item 188

Share certificate, Portland Monument Ground, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-10-01 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

Item 36414

Sally (Sayward) Barrell, York, 1868

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas

Item 22778

Union Station, Hermon, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Hermon Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Hermon Media: Print from slide

Item 102118

Steamboat "Rainbow," North Twin Lake, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1905 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 35297

Tug "A.G. Prentiss" and barge on the Saco River, ca. 1913

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1913 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 101719

Steamboats at Norcross, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1905 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 101720

Steamers unloading passengers, Ambajejus Lake, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1905 Location: T2 R9 WELS Media: Photographic print

Item 15857

Springvale Depot Freight Wagon before 1908

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 19264

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 25236

Long Beach, York, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: York Media: Postcard

Item 100440

Boats at Norcross Wharf, Norcross, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1915 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 13909

Stereoview of the Steamer City of Richmond, Camden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Camden Media: Stereograph

Item 30946

Coal barges at Bragdon's Wharf, Biddeford, ca. 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 4192

Longshoremen's Benevolent Society, Portland, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 10679

Schooner Savannah and builders, Kennebunkport, 1901

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1901 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 100325

Act of Parliament, Portland, 1711

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1711 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105871

Main Street, Damariscotta, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Damariscotta Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 10671

Schooner Julia Frances, Kennebunkport, 1889

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1889 Location: Kennebunkport; Kennebunk Lower Village Media: Photographic print