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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 6747
Shaker Elder Henry Green on sales trip, ca. 1896
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1896 Media: Slide from a photograph
Item 45778
Brooch with Don Juan VI miniature, Portugal, 1824
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1824 Media: Ivory, watercolor, gold, diamonds
Item 17023
Plate from Zilpah Wadsworth's dinner set, 1804
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Porcelain
Item 179
Portland Observatory subscriber agreement, 1807
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Paper
Item 16832
Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Portland Media: Silk
Item 17218
Bar Harbor Fire Department with Toys, 1942
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: 1942 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 17262
Chair from Diamond Jim Brady to Lillian Nordica, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington; New York Media: Wood, cloth
Item 18699
Building of a ship painting, ca. 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Oil on canvas
Item 23788
Josiah Pierce to Hannah Pierce, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Gorham; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
Item 25031
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow thank-you note, 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1875 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 28418
Anne L. Pierce to P.E. Sanborn, Portland, 1873
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Portland; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
Item 29424
Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1812 Location: Biddeford; Eliot Media: Silk, velvet, wool, cotton, paper, cotton thread,
Item 35999
Pierce clock, Baldwin, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Wood, metal
Item 77456
Letter of thanks for donation for orphans, Bath, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 11676
Henry Knox travel kit, ca. 1790
Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1790 Media: Wood, china, metal, glass
Item 12653
Crystal from the mayor of Stockholm, Sweden, ca. 1981
Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1981 Location: Stockholm Media: Rock crystal, digital photograph
Item 13981
Label for can of Atlantic water, 1873
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Location: Halifax; San Francisco Media: Ink on paper
Item 13982
Atlantic Ocean water label, 1873
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: San Francisco; Halifax Media: Ink on paper
Item 15476
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1876 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood
Item 15889
The Children's Chair, ca. 1877
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1877 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood. leather
Item 16404
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Cowhide, rubber
Item 17101
William Allen letter to William Winthrop, 1823
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Brunswick; Montville Media: Ink on paper, maps
Item 18348
Portland Police officers help Santa, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 82257
16th Maine flag fragment, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Silk, bullion