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LC Subject Heading: Abenaki

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 7350

Letter about Abenaki village raid, 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1721-01-21 Location: Norridgewock; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7536

Wampum beads, East Machias, ca. 1000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1000 Location: East Machias Media: Shell

Item 7537

Arrowhead, ca. 1000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1000 Location: East Machias Media: Stone

Item 7539

Indian pipe, East Machias, ca. 1000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1000 Location: East Machias Media: Stone

Item 9213

Derivations of the name Peter Paul within the Abenaki community, 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960-06-13 Location: Woodstock Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64112

Pierpole Brand Maine Apples can label, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Strong Media: Ink on paper

Item 80715

Fancy porcupine-weave basket, Penobscot, 1862

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: 1862 Location: Brewer Media: Ash

Item 80753

Basket block, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1860 Media: Spruce

Item 100356

St. Sauveur mission, Mount Desert, ca. 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1866 Media: Pencil on paper

Item 7917

Sebastien Rasles strongbox, Norridgewock, ca. 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1721 Location: Norridgewock Media: Wood, copper, leather

Item 7292

William Allen's essay on Norridgewock, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Norridgewock; Nanransouack Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7918

Chapel bell, Norridgewock, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Location: Norridgewock Media: Copper alloy, photoprint

Item 20760

Baron St. Castin (1650-1712), ca. 1670

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1670 Media: Ink on paper, etching

Item 80752

Splint gauge, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Maple, copper/bronze, steel

Item 80754

Sweet grass comb, 19th century, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Indian Island Media: Wood

Item 105091

French 1/2 Crown coin, 1655

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1655 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 7325

Letter regarding the murder of Sebastien Rasles, 1732

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1732-06-20 Location: Brunswick; Norridgewock Media: Ink on paper

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Item 68447

Pierpole Campfire, Farmington State Normal School, 1922

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1922 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 105071

French 1/4 Ecu coin, Louis XIII, Castine, 1642

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1642 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105072

Potosi (Bolivian) Two Reales Cob coin, Castine, ca. 1715

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1715 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105073

Portuguese 100 Reis coin, John IV, Castine, ca. 1649

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1649 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105074

English shilling coin, King Charles I, Castine, ca. 1637

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1637 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105075

Potosi (Bolivian) Two Reales Cob coin, Castine, ca. 1738

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1738 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105076

Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Sixpence coin, Castine, ca. 1671

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1671 Location: Castine Media: Silver