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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 48437

Gold and enamel bracelets, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Gold, enamel

Item 48892

Knights of Pythias ribbon, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Standish Media: Satin

Item 52488

Good Will Flag, Fairfield, ca. 1940

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1940 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 54281

'Coquelicots' dress design, Paris, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Paris Media: Ink, pencil on paper, fabric

Item 78869

Vista with a four-masted schooner, Southwest Harbor, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 80445

Pvt. John E. Stewart letter on army life, Maxall Hill, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Columbia; Maxall Hill Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81075

Asticou Valley View, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 85611

Original label on wooden gunpowder keg, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham Media: Paper, wood

Item 97595

Pvt. John Sheahan on fighting near Richmond, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Dennysville; Richmond Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 98429

Rosamond Weston Eddy bookplate, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: circa 1925 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 100347

Queen Charlotte, London, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1770 Location: London; Portland Media: Engraving, ink on paper

Item 102515

Noonday meal, New Portland, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: New Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 104303

Cure for cancer, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105267

Map of Skowhegan, 1874

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1874 Location: Skowhegan Media: Lithograph

Item 105309

Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Alexander Media: silk taffeta
This record contains 10 images.

Item 105418

Brigadier General Jedediah Preble's teapot, York, ca. 1750

Courtesy of David Mieras, an individual partner Date: circa 1750 Location: York; Falmouth Media: Tin, Iron, pewter, silver

Item 105507

Cape with burnoose hood, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: wool, cotton, mother of pearl, metal
This record contains 7 images.

Item 105670

Gold printed satin dress, Portland, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 13 images.

Item 105711

Fair Labor Standard coat, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 9 images.

Item 105853

Bureau of Parks and Lands social distancing poster, Freeport, 2020

Courtesy of an individual partner Date: 2020-04-07 Location: Freeport Media: Digital image

Item 105966

Sarah Moore's wool plaid dress, Waterford, ca. 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1868 Location: Waterford Media: wool, cotton, glass
This record contains 10 images.

Item 110538

Mercy Owen Richardson's mourning veil, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Cambridge Media: cotton
This record contains 5 images.

Item 110545

Dr. Cummings mourning brooch, Portland, ca. 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1854 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: gold, enameled metal, hair, glass, brass
This record contains 2 images.

Item 110548

Elizabeth Wadsworth Longfellow mourning pin, Portland, ca. 1829

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1829 Location: Portland Media: gold, pearl, onyx, hair
This record contains 2 images.