Keywords: country's
- Historical Items (450)
- Tax Records (6)
- Architecture & Landscape (12)
- Online Exhibits (145)
- Site Pages (149)
- My Maine Stories (55)
- Lesson Plans (4)
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 35625
Bird's eye view of the city of Portland, 1876
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1876 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 42212
'It's Your Land and My Land,' Portland, 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Media: Ink on paper
Item 51344
Robert E. Lee surrender order, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-04-10 Media: Ink on paper
Item 55532
Dave Astor Cerebral Palsy Show, Portland, 1964
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1964-10-01 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 64470
John P. Sheahan on duration of war, Virginia, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Warrenton; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
Item 68017
Letter to family after arriving in Portland, 1862
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-27 Location: Portland; Sebago Media: Ink on paper
Item 69919
Barbara Dean's Tea Room, Ogunquit, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 73720
Letter from private seeking commission, New Orleans, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 76122
Bangor women's donations for soldiers, Boston, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 76612
Cannery Workers Sorting Potatoes, Hartland, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print
Item 77743
George Beal on political appointments, Washington, 1869
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Portland; Norway Media: Ink on paper
Item 78965
12th Maine recruiting poster, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Media: Ink on paper
Item 80030
Notice of death and burial for John Edward Barry, 1945
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1945 Media: Text
Item 80271
Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Franklin, 1849
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1849 Location: Westport; Readfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 80960
Martha Osgood letter on visits from friends, Hollis, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Hollis Media: Ink on paper
Item 81058
Lyon’s Grocery, West Lubec, 1992, 1992
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 81160
Capt. Samuel T. Keene, 20th Maine, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Carte de visite
Item 81443
Hartland Academy Track Team, Hartland, 1942
Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print
Item 82158
Sullivan High School, Berwick, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Berwick Media: Postcard
Item 99428
K.B. Sewall on war, inability to travel, Mobile, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 100325
Act of Parliament, Portland, 1711
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1711 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 102069
Early map of Lewiston, Auburn and Minot, 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1820
Location: Lewiston; Auburn; Minot
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.
Item 102122
Senator Holmes justifying vote for the Missouri Compromise, 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-04-10 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 102173
John Morton appointing William Curry as Physician & Surgeon, Pennsylvania, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-06 Media: Ink on paper