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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.


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Item 103820

Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Portland, 1922

Mystery Corner Item Why was Calvin Coolidge in Maine in 1922?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 6360

Samuel de Champlain, ca. 1600

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1600 Media: Ink on paper

Item 99414

K.B. Sewall admission to argue at Supreme Court, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852-01-06 Location: Mobile Media: Lithograph

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Item 102165

Thomas Jefferson contemplating the sale of frontier land, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 110997

Map of the disputed portions of the New Brunswick and Lower Canada, 1839

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839 Media: Ink on paper

Item 135914

Memorial of Claims for the Islands of Bois Blanc, Sugar, and Stony, Detroit River, 1821

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1821 Location: Albany Media: Ink on Paper

Item 100325

Act of Parliament, Portland, 1711

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1711 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23327

Synopsis of Indian Hieroglyphics, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135887

Commissions of Governors, Nova Scotia, 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: Halifax Media: Ink on Paper

Item 6851

Chief Wasp map of Lake Vermillion, Sandy Point, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Media: Graphite on paper

Item 10979

Gus Hall, presidential candidate, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-10-21 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 104325

An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph

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Item 135954

Barclay Collection Correspondence, April-June, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1817 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper

Item 135951

Barclay Collection Correspondence, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1815 Location: Saint John Media: Ink on Paper

Item 135952

Barclay Collection Correspondence, 1816

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper

Item 135955

Barclay Collection Correspondence, July-September, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1817 Location: Rapide Plat Media: Ink on Paper

Item 111012

A Plan of the Rivers Scoodich and Magaguadavic, including the Bay of Passamaquoddy, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798 Media: Ink on paper

Item 135923

Egbert Benson's Report of Proceedings, Jay Treaty, 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1794 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper

Item 99393

Kiah Sewall pass to leave Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22507

William Pepperrell letter on completion of ship, 1749

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1749 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76625

Copy of Grant telegraph on Lee surrender, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Appomattox; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11227

Olympia Snowe, Washington, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-05-14 Location: Washington Media: Photographic print

Item 18272

Battle of Lovell's Pond poem, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25675

List of tribes and chiefs, 1726

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1726 Media: Ink on paper

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