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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 6460

Old Fort, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Buck Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 7473

Letter recalling capture of Margaretta, Washington, D.C., 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7481

Request for help defending against Indians, 1644

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1644-07-25 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7609

Biddeford Pool Life Savers, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7643

USS Agawam, July 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Photographic print

Item 7754

Kittery Navy Yard, Kittery, 1905

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

Item 7817

Fort Popham, Phippsburg, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Phippsburg Media: Photoprint

Item 7847

Kittery Navy Yard, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Card photograph

Item 7858

U.S. Frigate Constitution, Kittery, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 7925

Capt. Arthur Norton, Portland High School cadets, 1896

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

Item 7926

Rifle Range, Portland High School cadets, 1896

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

Item 7928

Portland High School cadets, July 1896

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

Item 7930

Portland High School cadet, Harpswell, 1896

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

Item 8814

Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1944 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 8879

Veterans Memorial Plaque, Garland, 2002, 2002

Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: 2002 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print

Item 9167

John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9184

Stuart W. Goodwin insurance advertisement, 1942

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Norway Media: Ink on paper

Item 9292

James Lawrence military appointment, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-06-10 Location: Washington; Raleigh Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9301

Letter from Luther Lawrence to his father, June 2, 1861

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1861-06-02 Location: Pownal; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10322

Coast Guardsman Nick Dowger at the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1940

Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 10323

Joe Dejenanie, Carrying Place Cove, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Pamela Grindle through West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 10558

Letter from William Bayley to mother, September 11, 1782

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1782-09-11 Location: West Point; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10847

U.S. Life-Saving Station, Wallis Sands, New Hampshire, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Rye Media: Lantern slide

Item 11596

Gunboat Vicksburg, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897-06-22 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print