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LC Subject Heading: Signals

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 6157

Signals at the Portland Observatory, ca. 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1807 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 17324

Model of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Painted wood

Item 174

Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 187

Commemorative pitcher, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Portland Media: Pottery

Item 169

Signals at the Portland Observatory, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper

Item 7640

Orion at sea, ca. 1900

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

Item 100066

Vintage Tripp teardrop emergency light, Waldoboro, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1960 Location: Waldoboro Media: Plastic, metal

Item 7642

Portland ferry, ca. 1900

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

Item 28993

Lighthouse Keeper, Manana Island, 1898

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Monhegan Media: Glass Negative

Item 31082

Fog Horn, Scarborough, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Scarborough Media: Aluminum

Item 165

Signal flags, Portland Observatory, ca. 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1810 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper

Item 37510

West Quoddy Head Light, Lubec, ca. 1860, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 66108

Maine sign post, Lynchville, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Lynchville Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 81079

Road Signs after re-painting, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 81081

Road Signs, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 31758

West Quoddy Head and Light Station, Lubec, ca. 1890

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1890 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 6156

Signals at Portland Observatory, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: watercolor on paper

Item 10322

Coast Guardsman Nick Dowger at the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1940

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 26122

Main Street, Ellsworth, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

Item 26123

Main Street, Ellsworth, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

Item 103792

Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-12-15 Location: Sargent's Purchase Media: Glass Negative

Item 13002

Fog Whistle Engineering Drawing, Portland Company, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-08-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, drawings

Item 33675

Oak Hill intersection, Scarborough, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

Item 10769

Raymond W. Stanley, 1918

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1918 Location: Boston Media: Photographic print