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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 9287

Crew wages from the Schooner Susan, 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1802-04-16 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19258

Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, August 22, 1862

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Freeport; Boston Media: Paper

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Item 174

Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 5741

Detail from a Map of Portland Harbour and islands, 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1825 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, jpg

Item 6497

Fishing village, Orr's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 19236

John G. Dillingham to wife, September 28, 1865

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Freeport; Baltimore Media: Paper

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Item 19237

Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife, 1865

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Freeport; Baltimore Media: Paper

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Item 19264

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 6358

Fort Knox, Penobscot River, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Prospect Media: Ink on paper

Item 11609

John Davison to wife from Veracruz, Mexico, March 28, 1847

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-03-28 Location: Augusta; Veracruz Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11603

Letter from John Davison to Eliza Ann Davison, New York, January 8, 1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-01-08 Location: New York; Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19262

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, December 2, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: New York; Freeport; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 33959

Capt. Daniel Clough's Sea Box, Blue Hill, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Cordell Snow through Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Blue Hill Media: Wood, metal

Item 190

Affidavit of capture and imprisonment aboard ship, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-08-22 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

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Item 6156

Signals at Portland Observatory, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: watercolor on paper

Item 15182

Alexander Andrew, April 18, 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1865-04-18 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 1125

View of Portland Harbor, ca. 1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1853 Location: Portland Media: Paint, canvas, wood

Item 6310

Biddeford Pool, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

Item 6357

Harbor shore, Castine, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

Item 6570

Steamer Kennebec, Richmond, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Richmond Media: Photographic print

Item 6584

East Machias, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Machias Media: Photographic print

Item 14972

Frederick L. Aageson, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 15195

George W. Wendall, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 15209

Hy Curtis, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print