Maine Memory Network

John Quinby miniature, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor on ivory

Silver trade brooch, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Silver

Miniature of Margaret Stetson, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Watercolor on paper

Decorative Pin, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Silver, enamel

Star and compass ditty box, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland Media: Pine

Silver Tankard by Benjamin Burt, Boston, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: York; Boston Media: Silver

Abner Small letter to mother and sister, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-01-24 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper

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Abner Small to the Emersons, Nov. 20, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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William Pitt Preble wallet, Great Cranberry Island, 1836

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 1836 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Leather with ink inscription

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18th century pocket watch and case, ca. 1763

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1763 Location: York Media: Gold, silver, brass, enamel, silk, paper

Kimball Civil War canteen, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Metal

Civil War canteen, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Tin, linen, wood

William Black canteen, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Tin

Meshach P. Larry on events of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 18, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Letter regarding Hermann Kotzschmar's music, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, manuscript

Sailor's oval trunk, ca. 1870

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood, metal

Meshach P. Larry letter, Nov. 7, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Warrenton Junction Media: Ink on paper

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T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: New Orleans; Scarborough Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges

Joshua Freeman powder horn, 1767

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1767 Location: Portland Media: Horn, wood

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Meshach P. Larry letter, Dec. 21, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Meshach P. Larry letter, Oct. 18, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Fairfax Station Media: Ink on paper

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Canteen, ca. 1790

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1790 Location: Thomaston; Mercer Media: Wood

Jonathan Morgan diary, Portland, 1867-1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867–1869 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Trunk, New Sweden, 1860

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1860 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood, iron