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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 74895

Triangle Tourist Home, Lubec, 1975, 1975

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

Item 6901

Sisters Working on Fancy Goods, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1902

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1902 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 6627

View from the Garden Hill, New Gloucester, ca. 1907

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1907 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print, glass plate negative

Item 6914

Elder William Dumont with Jennie and colt, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1910

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1910 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 14400

Haying at the State School for Boys' farm, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 18352

Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Store, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1805 Location: Portland Media: Pencil on paper

Item 19264

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 19266

John G. Dillingham letter to his wife, October 20, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Queenstown; Cork; Cape Horn; Antwerp Media: Paper

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Item 19267

Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife, June 27, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Callao Media: Paper

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Item 19269

John G. Dillingham letter to wife, May 9, 1861

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

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Item 22416

J. M. Dillingham letter to mother, October 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Queenstown; Cork; Antwerp Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22425

Old Exchange, Portland, in 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 29972

The Lane, North Yarmouth ca. 1900

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 64621

Lt. John Sheahan on need for money, Virginia, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99418

Woodbury K. Dana with cotton harvester, Westbrook, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Westbrook Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 8132

North side of Water Street, Skowhegan, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1885 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 8133

Water Street looking Easterly Ca. 1904

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1904 Location: Skowhegan Media: Postcard

Item 8134

Sampson's corner of long ago, Skowhegan, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1890 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 8136

Water Street, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 12248

Bath Iron Works fabrication plant, Brunswick, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1955 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 12340

Spice tin, Brunswick, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1950 Location: Brunswick Media: Tin

Item 20891

Bank Street, Brunswick, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick Media: Stereopticon slide

Item 20960

Captain Edmund Wilson's house, Harpswell, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Harpswell Media: Stereograph

Item 21306

Maine Street, Brunswick, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick Media: Stereopticon slide