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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 81015

Rebecca Usher description of military hospital, Pennsylvania, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Buxton; Chester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100335

William Dean Howells' letter to Eunice Sewall, Boston, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-09-08 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101276

William Whipple on Revolutionary War and economy, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-02 Location: Portsmouth; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102537

World War I Red Cross Canteen uniform, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Cotton

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 103262

Allocation of money for the children of the late John B. Russwurm, Yarmouth, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852-07-06 Location: Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104208

Eastern States Exposition announcement, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1923

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

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Item 104259

"The Bride Entertains" ElectriKitchen reciepes, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Media: ink on paper

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Item 105027

Lucy Nicolar and Mary Ranco, Indian Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Town Media: Ink on paper

Item 105259

Construction of Maine Medical Center, Portland, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 105705

Anne F. Wilson's floral print dress, Salem, Massachusetts, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Waterford; Salem Media: rayon

Item 148768

Evening service aboard the docked "Sunbeam II," 1938

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1938 Media: Photographic print

Item 148769

"Sunbeam II" passengers watching Norwegian vessel "Toronto" deliver sailboats, Bear Island, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1938-05-06 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 148772

Captain Frye aboard the "Sunbeam III," 1945

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 1945 Media: Photographic print

Item 149024

View of Van Buren, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1906 Location: Van Buren Media: Photographic postcard

Item 149056

View of Van Buren, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1906 Location: Van Buren Media: Photographic postcard

Item 30976

Water Street, Lubec, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 33350

Dr. Benjamin Page, Jr., Hallowell, 1844

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1844 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 70730

Surry Theatre dance recital ticket, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Surry Media: Ink on paper

Item 75568

Postcard from Annah Butler Richardson to uncle, from Russia, 1916

Contributed by: Descendants of Annah Butler Richardson and Arthur Berry Richardson through Prince Memorial Library Date: 1916-02-05 Location: Moscow; Saint Louis Media: Postcard

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Item 78946

Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes and Thaddeus Sheply Somes, Somesville, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 99260

Kiah Sewall letter about daughter, New York, 1838

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1838 Location: Portland; New York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99421

K.B. Sewall to daughter Ellen, Mobile, ca. 1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1853 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101118

Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1848 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper