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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 15629

Level, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Wood (cherry?)

Item 26261

Wreck of the Steamer Bay State, Cape Elizabeth, 1916

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: 1916-09-23 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Item 15477

Gouge, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and weld steel, wood handle

Item 18718

Painting of a Woman, ca. 1824

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1824 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 16383

The Steam Ship Horatio Hall, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 14682

Benjamin Paul Akers, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Westbrook; Portland; Philadelphia Media: Photographic print

Item 51835

Marada Adams, Chatham, New Hampshire, 1913

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1913 Location: Chatham; Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 110310

Alida and John Marshall Brown at Thornhurst, Falmouth, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Falmouth Media: photographic print

Item 15053

Socket chisel, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Iron, welded steel

Item 102389

Cattle show, North New Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: North New Portland Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 100452

Sumner Cummings Libby, Scarborough, 1863

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough; Cape Elizabeth Media: Tintype

Item 34386

Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall, Peaks Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 59772

Electric railroad route map, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1933 Location: Portland; Falmouth; Yarmouth; Cumberland Media: Ink on paper

Item 102393

"The Last Load" on the True farm, New Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: New Portland Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 4258

Naval officers' sword, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Steel, fish skin

Item 100299

Letter from George Tate II to Robert Tate, Cronstat, 1801

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1801 Location: Portland; Cronstat Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13469

Brass Oil Measure Cans used in Lighthouses, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1800 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Brass

Item 100767

George Washington Pillsbury, Louisiana, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 13783

Walter Goodwin Davis, New York, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914-11-13 Location: Portland; New York Media: Oil on canvas

Item 29441

Alice Furbish and Gertrude Simpson, Brunswick, ca. 1889

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1889 Location: Brunswick; Portland; Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 11850

Longfellow's Birthplace commemorative plate, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Hard paste porcelain

Item 112020

"I'm Historical" t-shirt, 2022

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2022 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink
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Item 100308

Kettle, Windham, ca. 1765

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1765 Location: Windham; Portland Media: Brass

Item 100305

Russian silk shawl, Kupavno, Russia, 1804

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1804 Location: Kupavno; Portland Media: Silk