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Category: Military & War

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 96870

Harrison B. Brown drawing of 'Caleb Cushing,' Portland, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Portland Media: Pencil, paper
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Item 97507

Augusta S. Quimby, Belfast, 1861

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1861-02-27 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 98438

Gunpowder canister, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Gorham Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Gorham; Windham Media: Tin, paint, paper

Item 98605

Julia Muzzy patriotic scrapbook, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98644

Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 98700

John C. Cobb, Windham, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Windham Media: Carte de visite

Item 98763

Garde d’Honneur, Association St. Dominique, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Beatrice Gendron Guimond through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1920 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 98871

Cover, Instruction Book and Guide to the United States Riviera Recreational Area, Nice, France, 1945

Contributed by: Patricia Morin through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1945 Location: Nice; Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

Item 98875

Smith's Mills E.I. Dupont Box Shop, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 98878

Smith's Mills Community Hall, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 98879

Smith's Mills view of village from stable, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 98914

Artificial leg, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Presque Isle; Spotsylvania; Bangor Media: Wood, leather

Item 99116

Charles Howard to O.O. Howard, Leeds, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99118

Lizzie Howard to Gen. O.O. Howard, Leeds, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99121

Merrill Slate Quarry workers, Brownville, ca. 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: circa 1868 Location: Brownville Media: Stereograph

Item 99122

Two quarry workers, Brownville, ca. 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: circa 1868 Location: Brownville Media: Stereograph

Item 99136

Donald J. and Beverly Haley Collins Jr. wedding day, Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1944-02-11 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 99411

Woodbury K. Dana anniversary celebration, Westbrook, 1916

Contributed by: Westbrook Historical Society Date: 1916-06-07 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 99418

Woodbury K. Dana with cotton harvester, Westbrook, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Westbrook Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 100235

Stephen Brown enlistment certification, Scarborough, 1862

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1862-08-04 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100330

Eunice Sewall on food supplies, war, Choctaw County, Alabama, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-01-30 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100331

Eunice Sewall on wartime shortages, Chocktaw County, Alabama, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-02-23 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100332

Letter on end of war, Lincoln's death, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-05-01 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100359

Hiram Abbott, Rumford Center, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print