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Historical Items

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Item 14762

Battle of Tripoli, July 25, 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-07-25 Location: Tripoli Media: Oil on panel

Item 13204

Battle of Tripoli, August 3, 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-08-03 Location: Tripoli Media: Ink and wash on paper

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Item 13203

Blowing Up of the Fireship Intrepid, Tripoli Harbor, 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-09-04 Location: Tripoli Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

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Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.