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LC Subject Heading: Instruments

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 17133

Dimoline Piano, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Littleton Media: Wood, ivory

Item 11940

Laboratory scale, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Chicago; Littleton Media: Metal

Item 31182

Court summons for Benjamin Chadbourne, 1891

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Portland; Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6880

Fife, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Walnut, brass
This record contains 4 images.

Item 17341

Rotary Valve Tenor Horn, Houlton, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Houlton Media: Brass

Item 17830

Psalmodikon, ca. 1870

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: New Sweden; Kronebergelan Media: Wood

Item 148471

Soren Bruns' Violin, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Wood

Item 148472

Soren Bruns’ clarinet, Portland, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Media: Grenadilla, nickel, cork

Item 17941

Wooden Flute, 1890

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood with ivory and metal

Item 148479

Flute, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Media: Boxwood, silver, ivory, bone

Item 148617

Henry and Rose Harris, ca. 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1878 Location: Mercer Media: Stereograph

Item 148621

Henry Harris in workshop, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Mercer Media: Stereograph

Item 148622

Henry Harris Violin, Mercer, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Mercer Media: Stereograph

Item 6881

B-flat fife, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Brass, walnut or rosewood
This record contains 2 images.

Item 23867

Interior of Saco Music Store, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1897 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 70658

Two prettiest girls in Surry, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Steve and Sandra Collier through Surry Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Surry Media: Ink on paper

Item 104515

Charles Thompson of South Berwick, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: South Berwick Media: Ambrotype

Item 148474

Drawing of violin, ca. 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 102567

Parade on Kennebunk Bridge, Kennebunk, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Glass Negative

Item 148487

Bassoon, Standish, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Standish Media: Basswood, brass

Item 6449

Music Around the Wood Stove, Parsonsfield, ca. 1899

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1899 Location: Parsonsfield Media: Glass Negative

Item 8256

Greenleaf H. Davis, Shin Pond, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Shin Pond Media: Photographic print

Item 8286

Luther Hall's Camp - Grand Lake Narrows Sebois, 1920

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1920 Location: Seboeis Media: Photographic print

Item 12303

Kitchen Scale, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Steel, paint