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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 66462

Fort Popham, Phippsburg, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Phippsburg Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66657

Pvt. Ardine Richardson visits Fremont Allen family, Strong, ca. 1918

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

Item 66662

Memorial Cannon "Headed For Tokyo," Strong, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative

Item 67374

Surry Day Army Truck, 1967

Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: 1967 Location: Surry Media: Photographic print

Item 67576

Wheaton brothers, Swan's Island, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 74471

Orphanage plea for support from military governor, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-10-14 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74541

Warning to Gen. Shepley on slaves, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-15 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76038

Recommendation for Horace Jordan, Portland, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76039

Recommendation of William S. Cochran, Bangor, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans; Augusta; Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76133

Horatio Jose on Portland business opportunities, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Boston; Worcester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76528

Letter of introduction for ship captain, Richmond, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: New Orleans; Richmond Media: Ink on paper

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Item 77784

J.L. Chamberlain letter on Senate seat, Brunswick, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 84621

Bosworth Memorial Hall pamphlet, Portland, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Portland Media: Letterpress on paper

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Item 97026

Nancy Morang Burgess, Belfast, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Belfast Media: Tintype

Item 97957

Thomas H. Marshall Post GAR parade, Belfast, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1886 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 98645

Upper Main Street, Belfast, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 99388

Lucretia Sewall to brother on end of war, Mobile, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99391

Somers Sewall letter to mother, Boston, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-06-20 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99393

Kiah Sewall pass to leave Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99404

Woodbury K. Dana's grave, Westbrook, 1924

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1924-05-18 Location: Westbrook Media: Photograph, ink on paper

Item 99427

K.B. Sewall on son's education, war, Mobile, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Easthampton; Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99428

K.B. Sewall on war, inability to travel, Mobile, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99429

K.B. Sewall to wife on leaving Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Aberdeen; Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99430

K.B. Sewall to Somers Sewall on escape from Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Washington; Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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