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LC Subject Heading: African Americans

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 105937

Soldiers at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 105938

Soldiers on guard, Monson, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Monson Media: photographic print

Item 105941

Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 105943

Guarding the railways, Morkill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 73

Chadwick brothers, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 9821

Dr. Salustiano Fanduiz, Brunswick, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1895 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photograph, print

Item 12577

Adam Simpson Green, Colby College in Waterville, 1887

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1887 Location: Waterville Media: Albumen print

Item 18444

Letter to Horatio Jose from George Shepley, 1862

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

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Item 21327

Belfast baseball team, 1899

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1899 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 29289

James A. Healy, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite

Item 29290

James A. Healy, Portland, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Print from glass negative

Item 35011

John and Sarah Williams Young, Hallowell, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Hallowell Media: Ambrotype

Item 40162

Flood, Bangor, 1902

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1902-03-20 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 67667

Black troops in camp, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Digital image of stereograph

Item 103260

Letter of Attorney from John B. Russwurm to Jacob G. Loving, Liberia, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-02-28 Location: Cape Palmas; North Yarmouth; Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103262

Allocation of money for the children of the late John B. Russwurm, Yarmouth, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852-07-06 Location: Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103263

Samuel McGill letter regarding John B. Russwurm's death, Yarmouth, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-09-19 Location: Cape Palmas; North Yarmouth; Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99258

Thomas H. Marshall Post #42, Belfast, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 105942

Guard stationed at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 6644

Human neck shackle, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Pontchartrain Media: Iron

Item 7303

Mitchell and Florence Williams, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland; Peaks Island Media: Glass Negative

Item 9294

James Lawrence transportation pass, June 29, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-06-29 Location: Fort Monroe; City Point Media: Paper

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Item 12363

Chapel of Our Savior, Brunswick, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 22513

William Pepperrell receipt for purchase of enslaved man, 1718

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1718-05-26 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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