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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 29127

Turner Mills, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 31031

American Can Co. factory, Lubec, ca. 1987, ca. 1987

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1987 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph, polaroid

Item 9400

Receipts from the D.W. Clark & Co. , 1859, 1861, and 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 35139

Herring weir, Lubec, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 10666

Property of the Portland Iron and Steel Company, October 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: South Portland Media: Blueprint

Item 27516

Spool Mill and Williams Mill Stereoptic Card, Farmington, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington Media: Stereograph

Item 67281

Apple Box, Strong, ca. 1957

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Location: Strong Media: Wood

Item 9398

D.W. Clark & Co. Advertisement, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 9370

Kennebec River ice crop documentation, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Dresden Media: Ink on paper

Item 9401

Letter of thanks from Female Orphan Asylum, Portland, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-10-15 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14771

Raceknife, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Media: Cast steel, wood

Item 21405

Heather Bell in Rockport, 1895

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1895 Location: Rockport Media: Photographic print

Item 7177

Mill area in Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 21513

Thomas Goodall, Sanford, ca. 1905

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

Item 21514

Thomas Goodall, Sanford, ca. 1905

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

Item 7664

Bringing home the day's catch, ca. 1930

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

Item 7816

Plastic fishing floats, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Media: Photoprint

Item 34318

Sardine carrier Mary Anne hits the water, Thomaston, 1947, 1947

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 17508

Dearborn Products employees, Fryeburg, ca. 1985

Contributed by: H. K. Dearborn through Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 41821

American Can Company, Lubec, 1907

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

Item 31274

Flag raising at can plant, Lubec, 1908, 1908

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 1457

Cut herring, Eastport, ca. 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1882 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print

Item 36024

Admiral brand sardine can, Lubec, ca. 1973

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1973 Location: Lubec Media: Steel, tin

Item 31217

Demolishing fish factory, Lubec, ca. 1973

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1973 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print