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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 52723

Prescott-Tinker marriage certificate, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870-07-04 Location: Lowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61121

Post fragment, Popham Colony, ca. 1607

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1607 Location: Phippsburg Media: Wood

Item 62803

Fort Halifax, Winslow, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Winslow Media: Postcard

Item 66165

Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Augusta Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66438

Old Powder House, Eastport, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Eastport Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66963

Fort Halifax in disrepair, Winslow, ca. 1873

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: circa 1873 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 71587

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pemaquid Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 80710

Chief Joseph Orono powder horn, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1780 Location: Indian Island Media: Cow horn, wood

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Item 80785

Civil War Monument, Lubec, ca. 1907, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 82256

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 100377

Entrance to Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Postcard

Item 100611

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall, 10 Upper Depot Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 102472

Ward Dalbier, G.A.R. Veteran, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 102562

American Legion Legionnaire, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Media: Glass Negative

Item 102671

Emrush Zeqiri, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 108833

Plan for Fort Western, Augusta, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.

Item 110414

Col. Reuben Hayes Green, Winslow, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Winslow Media: albumen print

Item 110957

Manuscript map of Lake Erie, ca. 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1818 Media: Ink on paper

Item 110958

Manuscript map of Lake Ontario, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 5 images.

Item 116555

St. John River Boundary survey, 1843-1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843–1844 Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 6 images.

Item 135886

Original Award under the 6th Article of the Treaty of Ghent, 1822

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1822 Location: Ghent Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 15 images.

Item 135887

Commissions of Governors, Nova Scotia, 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: Halifax Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 40 images.

Item 135888

Oaths and Commissions, 1796–1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1796–1798 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 17 images.

Item 135889

Forms of oaths and Col. Barclay's commission, 1808-1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1808–1815 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 8 images.