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- Historical Items (568)
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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
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
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and weld steel, wood handle
Item 18718
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
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
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
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
This record contains 4 images.
Item 100308
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