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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 5517

T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: New Orleans; Scarborough Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges

Item 6811

5th Infantry in Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 6963

Surgical kit, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779 Media: Leather, metal, tortoise shell

Item 7854

Prisoner departure, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 10277

North Company of Infantry roll, Bath, 1805-1815

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1805–1815 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10895

Lois Porter, Houlton, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Houlton Media: Oil painting

Item 11588

Spanish soldiers depart, Kittery Navy Yard, 1898

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

Item 13240

Sarah Sampson, Bath, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1860 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 13243

Isabella Fogg, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1860 Location: Washington Media: Photographic print

Item 13518

Gerhard Kleindt, Houlton, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1944 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13520

SBC 3 Helldiver being Towed to Canada, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13568

Prisoners of War in the farm field, Houlton, 1945

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1945 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14351

Tobey's Army, Good Will Home, 1917

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1917 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 14774

Navy plea for binoculars, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Media: Ink on paper, poster

Item 14804

Clear-the-way!! World War I poster, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper, poster

Item 15811

James A. MacLauchlan, New Brunswick, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1840 Media: Oil paint on canvas

Item 16653

Joan Blondell, Presque Isle, 1942

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1942 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 16664

Presque Isle Army Air Base hangar 1, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 16671

Air traffic controller, Presque Isle, 1945

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1945-06-04 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 16697

Troops, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 1917

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1917 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 17884

Pvt. Vera Edwards mails a Christmas package, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-11-15 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 17885

Thanksgiving at Dow Field, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 17886

Pvt. Cohaig Assadourin mails a Christmas package, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-11-11 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 17904

Beauty Parlor Group, Dow Air Field, Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945-04-18 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print