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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 21230

Wood pitchfork, New Sweden, ca. 1880

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

Item 21231

Wood rake, New Sweden, ca. 1880

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

Item 21232

Handmade wood shovel, New Sweden, ca. 1875

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

Item 21233

Wood shovel, New Sweden, ca. 1890

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood, iron

Item 22992

Dinner pail, Mapleton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Mapleton Media: Enameled steel

Item 23446

Iron axe head, Auburn, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Location: Auburn Media: Iron

Item 25472

Commemorative stamp cover, Australia, 1958

Contributed by: Paris Cape Historical Society Date: 1928 Media: Ink on paper

Item 26530

Samuel Libby powder horn, Scarborough, 1723

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1723 Location: Scarborough Media: Carved horn

Item 26991

Native American Projectile Point, ca. 5000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 5500 BCE–5050 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 26992

Native American Projectile Point, ca. 1400

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1400 Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 26999

Native American stone pestle, ca. 1000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1000 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 27002

Native American projectile point, ca. 1000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1000 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 27032

Ice Tongs, Islesboro, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Islesboro Media: Metal

Item 48437

Gold and enamel bracelets, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Gold, enamel

Item 48468

Thomas Quinby watch fob, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Gold, garnet

Item 48472

Hermann Kotzschmar walking stick, Portland, 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1860 Location: Portland Media: Wood, metal, gold

Item 48980

Abby D. Crosby, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Albion Media: Daguerreotype

Item 61116

Clay Tobacco Pipe, Popham Colony, ca. 1607

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1607 Location: Phippsburg Media: Clay

Item 74463

Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Media: Metal, gold filled

Item 80735

Collar box and collars, Passamaquoddy, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1880 Media: Birch bark, spruce root, sweetgrass, linen

Item 82348

Balance scale arms, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Metal

Item 82349

Corkscrew end of iron 'worm' tool, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Iron

Item 98545

Oriental Powder Mills promotional booklet, ca. 1872

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1872 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100323

Watch fob, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Gold