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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 7757

Explosion of Henderson's Point, Kittery, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905-07-22 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Postcard

Item 7921

High Head cadet camp, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 7923

Guard tent, cadets, Harpswell, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 9296

Luther Lawrence letter to brother, 1863

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1863-06-10 Location: Pownal; Gray; Beaufort; Fernandina Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9437

Thomaston Cavalry Banner, ca. 1800

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Thomaston Media: Distemper paint on silk

Item 9805

Black Hawk Putnam's sword, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1861 Location: Houlton Media: Metal

Item 10597

U.S.A. boys on parade, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917-10-10 Location: Devens Media: Postcard

Item 10615

Parade with military personnel, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Media: Postcard

Item 11056

Family fallout shelter, Portland, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-06-04 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11541

Welcome sign, Kittery Navy Yard, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 11590

Officers' Building, Kittery Navy Yard, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 11594

Henderson's Point, Kittery, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 12011

Letter of Introduction, Bangor, 1828

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1828-04-28 Location: Houlton; Bangor Media: Paper

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Item 12965

Brown Bess British Musket, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Houlton; Dublin Media: Steel, wood

Item 12966

Springfield flintlock rifle, 1831

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1831 Location: Houlton; Springfield Media: Steel, wood

Item 12968

Model 1862 .52 rimfire carbine, 1862

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1862 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood, leather

Item 12973

Sprigfield Type III musket, 1811

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1811 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood

Item 13279

Oriental Powder Mills, South Windham, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Windham Media: Ink on paper

Item 13837

Haynes family, Trenton, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Trenton Media: Photographic print

Item 15572

Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 16103

John Neal letter to Elizabeth Oakes Smith, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16362

Discharge certificate of David Small, 1863

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1863-12-27 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Printed Document

Item 16370

Jungle Knife, 1942

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Metal

Item 17191

Coaling Station 1, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lamoine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lamoine Media: Photographic print