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Historical Items

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Item 11144

Peleg Wadsworth's Pistol, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1770 Location: Portland Media: Metal and wood

Item 149968

Lieutenant Henry Fortune holding Turner murder weapon, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Item 103614

Boy with drawing of officer, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Dave Glovsky and Louis Armstrong, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1955

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… very taken by the attitude and rawness of the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Generation X. We started writing and recording songs with themes ranging…"

Exhibit

Maine's Untold Vegetarian History

Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine and this first-of-its-kind exhibition explores this untold story.

Exhibit

One-piece pink faille dress, York, ca. 1835

The Mainspring of Fashion

The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.