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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 26994

Wine Glass Stem, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1750 Location: Bristol Media: Glass Negative

Item 25678

Col. Harmon's attack on Somerset Point, 1722

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1722 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27021

Crumb Scraper, Islesboro, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Islesboro Media: Silver plate

Item 26990

Glass Candlestick, ca. 1692

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1692 Location: Bristol Media: Glass

Item 26991

Native American Projectile Point, ca. 5000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 5500 BCE–5050 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 27002

Native American projectile point, ca. 1000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1000 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 26907

Bone Hair Brush from Fort William Henry, Bristol, ca. 1692

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1692 Location: Bristol Media: Bone, bristles

Item 26992

Native American Projectile Point, ca. 1400

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1400 Location: Bristol Media: Stone

Item 27001

Bone handle iron table knife and fork, ca. 1729

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1729 Location: Bristol Media: Ironl, bone

Item 26899

Westerwald Pottery, ca. 1692

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1692 Location: Bristol Media: Pottery

Item 16804

Mortising axe, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Metal, wood

Item 25679

Account of death of Thomas Means, Cousins Island, 1756

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1756 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27000

Cross Guard For a Plug Bayonet, ca. 1690

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1690 Location: Bristol Media: Metal

Item 22515

William Pepperrell letter urging Maine fort, 1746

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1746 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22519

Nathaniel Sparhawk to William Pepperrell on war, 1755

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22388

Dyer Library, Saco, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1914 Location: Saco Media: Glass negative

Item 1179

Letter from Ms. Lord about the Jaffa Colony, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935-11-12 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27004

Native American Pottery Shard, ca. 500

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 500 Location: Bristol Media: Clay

Item 25775

Benjamin Church, ca. 1675

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1675 Location: Mount Hope Media: Engraving, ink on paper

Item 81178

Agreement to hunt Indians, Portland, 1757

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1757 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16499

Death of Metacom or King Phillip, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1676-08-12 Location: Mount Hope Media: Ink on paper

Item 135882

Manuscript map of Maine, 1761

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1761 Media: Ink on paper

Item 9568

King's Pine Journal, Brunswick, 1768

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1768 Location: Brunswick Media: Paper, ink

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Item 26995

Native American stone fishing line weight, ca. 3000 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 3050 BCE–2550 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone