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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 29047

Richard King House, Dunstan Landing, Scarborough, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 80298

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, 1840

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1840-08-26 Location: Westport Island; Readfield; Kents Hill Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80482

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, Brooksville, 1851

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1851 Location: Westport Island; Belfast; Sedgwick; Brooksville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80486

Letter to Samuel Tarbox from son Franklin, 1849

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1849-03-19 Location: Westport; Readfield; Gardiner; Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 149057

Portland Head Light seen from the Harbor Entrance Control Post, Cape Elizabeth, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Film negative

Item 100680

Samuel Washburn on Civil War commissions, New York, 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-01-17 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7328

Moody School, Good Will Farm, Fairfield, 1911

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1911 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 19268

Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, May 24, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Chinchas Islands; Yarmouth Media: Paper

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Item 23038

Pepperell Workers, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23039

Pepperell Workers, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23040

Pepperell Manufacturing Company, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23041

Pepperell Workers, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23042

Pepperell Weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23043

Pepperell Loom Department, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 33406

Pendleton House Hotel, Blue Hill, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Item 100702

Samuel Washburn on desire to be a Navy captain, New York, 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-02-11 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34161

Peacock Canning Co. shop, Lubec, ca. 1975, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 23036

Pepperell Workers-Slashers. ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 48410

James Brown Thornton cameo, Saco, 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849 Location: Saco Media: Shell, silver

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 104423

John Hardy on War of 1812 naval battles, Sandy Hook, New York, 1813

Contributed by: Old Canada Road Historical Society Date: 1813-05-15 Location: Sandy Hook; Kittery Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7346

Maine Anti-Slavery Society report, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-10-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72565

Stearns Hotel building, Lubec, 1975, 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Kodachrome slide

Item 100692

Samuel Washburn on reporting for duty, LeRay, New York 1863

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1863-01-12 Location: Le Ray Media: Ink on paper

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