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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 9313

Home Economics Lab in Greely Institute, 1935

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print

Item 104440

Josie Moriarty selling baskets, Indian Island, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Indian Island Media: Postcard

Item 102141

Rufus King on a Biddeford farm for sale, Newburyport, 1782

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1782-10-23 Location: Biddeford; Newburyport; Dunstable; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 18906

Theodore Barrell letter concerning debts, family issues, 1783

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: York; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 63613

Farmington State Teachers College Food Lab, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1955 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 69695

Mabel Hastie, Farmington State Teachers College, ca. 1954

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1954 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 8617

Interview with Clyde Sukeforth (Sukey), ca. 1930

Contributed by: Life Story Center Date: circa 1930 Location: Waldoboro; New York Media: Sound recording, MP3

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Item 69490

Miss Benjamin and Cottage Baby Linda, Farmington State Teachers College, ca. 1952

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1952 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 65850

Marion Ricker, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1917 Media: Photographic print

Item 61865

Eva Wheaton on quarry boarding house, Swan's Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 69694

Helen Lockwood, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1936

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1936 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 100301

Letter from J.W. Jones to Robert Tate, West Indies, 1803

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1803-03-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 59817

Students with "Cottage Baby," Farmington, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1950 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 65832

Domestic Science class, Farmington, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1917 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 59813

Home Ec students knitting, Farmington State Normal School, 1940

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1940 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 100532

James Brackett note to Moses Greenleaf on slate vein, Bangor, 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102549

"For Every Fighter A Woman Worker" Y.W.C.A. World War I poster, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper

Item 54441

Building changes on the corner of Main and State, Presque Isle, since 1940

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1940–2000 Location: Presque Isle Media: MP3

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Item 148640

Frenchville Hotel, Frenchville, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1911 Location: Frenchville Media: Photographic postcard

Item 9186

Gas ration permit, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Norway; Oxford Media: Ink on paper

Item 69693

Hortense Merrill, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1895 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 6735

Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1880-01-29 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from an illustration- camera obscura/lucida

Item 23850

Josiah Pierce on Civil War, Gorham, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Gorham; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100939

Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper