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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 99431
K.B. Sewall on return to Mobile, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Mobile; New York Media: Pencil on paper
Item 99432
K.B. Sewall list of items to take to Mobile, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-05-15 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper
Item 100334
British volunteer militia cufflinks, Portland, ca. 1758
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1758 Location: Portland Media: Brass
Item 100337
Somers Sewall on getting mail to South, Portland, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-08-21 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 100358
William "Napoleon" Thomas, Rumford Center, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Item 100610
American Legion Hall, 11 Upper Depot Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 100650
Caroline Ann Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Minneapolis Media: Carte de visite
Item 100856
Freeland Holmes on Livermore news, Virginia, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862 Location: Livermore Media: Ink on paper
Item 101075
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 101076
Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 101107
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 101408
John Quincy Adams regarding Adams' esteem for the Wadsworths, Boston, 1809
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1809-07-11 Location: Boston; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 101842
Contributed by: Raymond H. Fogler Library Date: circa 1924 Media: Photographic print
Item 102146
John Adams to Joseph Palmer on absolute independence from Britain, Philadelphia, 1774
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1774-09-26 Location: Philadelphia; Quincy Media: Ink on paper
Item 102162
Stephen Hopkins on the Continental Navy, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-01-06 Location: Philadelphia; Baltimore Media: Ink on paper
Item 102193
Resolution in Congress by Charles Thomson, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-09-20 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102311
Herbert and Sumner Cobb, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print
Item 102534
Lincoln Turner's student cadet training jacket, Orono, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Orono; Waltham Media: Wool, cotton, bakelite, bronze
Item 102669
Van and Kim Luu, South Portland, 2009
Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: South Portland Media: Digital photograph
Item 103976
Marine Corps guarding mail at Union Station, Portland, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 104219
Hardy's proclamation to the citizens of Moose Island, Eastport, 2014
Courtesy of Ruth McInnis, an individual partner Date: 1814 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper
Item 104325
An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph
Item 105088
Potosi (Bolivian) Eight Reales Cob coin, Castine, 1678
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1678 Location: Castine Media: Silver
Item 105089
Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree shilling coin, Castine, ca. 1671
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1671 Location: Castine Media: silver