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LC Subject Heading: Machinery

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 23045

Saco-Pettee Boiler House Construction, Biddeford, 1911

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 25997

Derrick during building of Fort Preble, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1860 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 25998

Derricks, Fort Preble, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1860 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 25999

Derrick during building of Fort Preble, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1860 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 33968

Water processing, Lubec, ca. 1955, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 36601

Weaving Room, Pepperell Mills, ca. 1894

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1894 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 57204

Road crew on horse-drawn road grader, Strong, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Strong Media: Glass Negative

Item 72365

Derrick at the Quarry Wharf, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

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

Item 78778

Monson Maine Slate Co.worker being lowered into the quarry, Monson, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 78890

Quarry Workers Descending into Pit, Monson, ca. 1930

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

Item 80809

The "Spednic," Princeton, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1960 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 82391

Civilian Conservation Corps gravel pit at Mt. Bigelow, Flagstaff, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Conservation Corps Date: circa 1935 Location: Flagstaff Media: Photographic print

Item 99471

Pulp Operation, Westport Island, 1957

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957-05-16 Location: Westport Island; MacMahan Island Media: Photographic print

Item 100380

Forestry fire lane, MacMahan Island, 1957

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957-05-16 Location: MacMahan Island; Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 100381

Pulp operation, MacMahan Island, 1957

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957-05-16 Location: MacMahan Island; Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 100705

Film of public works snow removal, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Item 102044

Loom Picker Company order, Biddeford, 1896

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1896-02-11 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Postcard

Item 8902

Thomes multi stage boiler, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 8903

Grates for Thomes welded steel boiler, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 8906

Shell manufacture, Portland, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 9537

Letter from Clark Stanley to C.C. Woolcot about bobbins, 1829

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1829-03-22 Location: Waterville; Somersworth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13195

Potato barrels at harvest, Caribou, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 16482

Washer and butter churn, Littleton, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

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Item 18779

Hay loader, New Sweden, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print