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Keywords: Colonial Maine

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 100342

Amethyst, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Amethyst

Item 5765

Troop instructions from Governor Shute about Wabanaki, 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1721-08-09 Media: Paper

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Item 100326

Tate House, Portland, 1931

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 22518

Nathaniel Sparhawk to William Pepperrell, 1755

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

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Item 55350

Shilling coin, Popham Colony, ca. 1607

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1607 Location: Phippsburg Media: Silver

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Item 105078

Spanish colonial two Reales Cob coin, Castine, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 31223

Invitation to Thursday Club's Colonial Tea Party, Biddeford, 1896

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1896-11-18 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17834

William W. Thomas, New Sweden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 71587

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pemaquid Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 26994

Wine Glass Stem, ca. 1750

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

Item 66545

The Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1948 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard

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 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 26992

Native American Projectile Point, ca. 1400

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1400 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 27021

Crumb Scraper, Islesboro, ca. 1910

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

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 55348

Bouteille Glass Bottle, Popham Colony, ca. 1607

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1607 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass

Item 26990

Glass Candlestick, ca. 1692

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

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 22298

William W. Thomas sculpture, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Sweden Media: Bronze

Item 29357

Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in Scarborough, 1676

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1676 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 5335

Brunswick and Topsham, ca. 1730

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1730 Location: Brunswick; Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 26899

Westerwald Pottery, ca. 1692

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