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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 100960

Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1872 Location: Augusta Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 101067

Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864-06-17 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 101069

Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864-06-17 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 101070

Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864-06-17 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 101511

Female mill workers on parade, Biddeford, 1933

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1933-10-29 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 102273

Heritage Day dance, Westport Island, 1987

Contributed by: Dedee Greenleaf Hodgdon through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1987-09-12 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 102866

The christening of the S.S. "Belgrade," South Portland, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-11 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102874

Christening of the S.S. "Orhom," South Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919-04-02 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 103128

Pour La Liberté, Fête De L'Indépendance, 1918

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

Item 104027

Christmas play, Portland, 1959

Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: 1959 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 104215

Portland Music Festival flyer, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105847

Women's Suffrage march in Market Square, Houlton, ca. 1912

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1912 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 109034

Company K parade, Farmington, 1917

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1917-04-19 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 109045

Student with American flag, Farmington Normal School, 1917

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1917-04-19 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic image

Item 109047

Red Cross parade, Farmington, 1918

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1918-05-21 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic image

Item 135725

Firemen in front of City Liquor Agency, Portland, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 4164

War veterans, Kittery, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932-07-27 Location: Kittery Media: Photographic print

Item 6434

Frederick Douglass, Old Orchard Beach, 1877

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1877 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Albumen print

Item 6964

Painting of the Edward H. Crockett, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 9706

Maine Medical Center School of Nursing graduates, Portland, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954-09-27 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 9842

Welcome to Governor Percival Baxter, 1924

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print, digital image

Item 10971

Politicans at Longley funeral, August 20, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-08-20 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 12259

S.W. Collins Fourth of July parade float, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 15725

Joshua Chamberlain letter on Fessenden eulogy, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869-12-24 Location: Augusta; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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