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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 79707
Mechanics Institute Card Room, Rumford, 1911
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Rumford Media: Booklet, ink on paper
Item 84409
John Marshall Brown memorial, Portland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas
Item 87960
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Baring Media: Glass Negative
Item 98438
Gunpowder canister, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Gorham Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Gorham; Windham Media: Tin, paint, paper
Item 100181
Falmouth Fire Society rules and orders, Portland, ca. 1783
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 100210
Anne L. Pierce sketch of Longfellow house site, Portland, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1823 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 101219
Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1866 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 101270
Lewis Morris inquiring about family after Revolutionary War battle, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-13 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102282
Neal Dow regarding the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, Portland, 1849
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849-10-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 102537
World War I Red Cross Canteen uniform, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1917
Media: Cotton
This record contains 13 images.
Item 102559
Remember Belgium propaganda poster, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Media: Lithograph
Item 102754
Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1906
Contributed by: Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1906 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard
Item 104322
U.S. Government Department of Agriculture food chart, 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Media: Lithograph
Item 105441
Machegonne : Portland, also called Falmouth, 1932
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1632–1932 Location: Portland; Falmouth Media: Lithograph
Item 105490
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1845
Media: Wool, cotton, silk
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105494
Plaid silk day dress, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1850
Media: Silk, cotton, brass, glass
This record contains 11 images.
Item 108702
"Southport" steamship at Five Islands, Georgetown, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Georgetown Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 111523
Glamour pajama suit, Yarmouth, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Yarmouth Media: silk
Item 116455
Acadian ship's knee joint, Van Buren, 1991
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1991-06-27 Location: Van Buren Media: photographic print
Item 116456
Landry barn mortise and tenon, Saint Francis, 1974
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1974 Location: Saint Francis Media: photographic print
Item 149657
Fort Fairfield potato field, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1905 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Photographic postcard
Item 26396
Thomaston Bank, Stereo View, Thomaston, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph
Item 66634
View of Long Lake from the bridge, Naples, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Naples Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 12774
George H. Stone and Sons, Fort Fairfield, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Photographic print