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Keywords: Celebrations and holidays

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 63064

Mike Holmes describes Fourth of July on Swan's Island during the 1950s

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 63052

Potato races, Swan's Island, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 5279

Maine Centennial Parade float, 'Dawn of Discovery,' Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 5282

Sabattus Lola and Sabattus Mitchell, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 82311

Main Street celebration, Ellsworth, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1910-07-01 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

Item 6863

Program for parade in Lewiston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Franco Center Date: circa 1930 Location: Lewiston Media: Paper

Item 7448

July 4 parade, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Photo negative

Item 7441

Freeman family Christmas, Saco, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909-12-25 Location: Portland Media: Photo negative

Item 30878

Holiday Gathering, Beemans Corner, Hallowell, ca. 1899

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1899 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 20113

Public thanksgiving proclamation, 1755

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755-12-04 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26186

May Day Celebration, 1916

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1916 Media: Photographic print

Item 4130

Soule fabric valentine, ca. 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1882 Location: Portland Media: Textile

Item 7284

Fourth of July essay, 1837

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

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Item 16030

Fourth of July Parade, Houlton, 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photo negative

Item 6734

Christmas Tree and Sister Mamie Curtis, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 1916

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1916-12-25 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 35187

Thanksgiving in Turner, 1923

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 8757

Flag Pole gathering, Waterford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Waterford Media: Postcard

Item 18411

Young St-Jean-Baptiste, Lewiston, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1940 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 82128

Westbrook Manufacturing Co. 4th of July parade entry, Westbrook, 1895

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1895-07-04 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 6556

Ice Palace, Lewiston, 1925

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: 1925-02-05 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 103789

Richard Halpin with finger in turkey, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-25 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 40468

Maine Centennial Parade of Horribles, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 16035

West End of Market Square, Houlton, 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photo negative

Item 7137

City Hall, Portland, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print