Keywords: Colonial
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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
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
Item 27021
Crumb Scraper, Islesboro, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Islesboro Media: Silver plate
Item 26990
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
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1692 Location: Bristol Media: Pottery
Item 16804
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
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
Item 22519
Nathaniel Sparhawk to William Pepperrell on war, 1755
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 22388
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
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
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
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
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
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