Maine Memory Network

Album quilt, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Cotton

Katharine Curtis Pierce, New York, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Bridge, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-08-13 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print

Rebecca Usher on visit to White House, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chester; Hollis Media: Ink on paper

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Barn raising, Littleton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton Media: Photographic print

Silver trade brooch, ca. 1800

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

Pepperell Trust Company, Main Street, Biddeford, 1955

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1955 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Corn Husking Time, St. Albans, ca. 1920

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: St. Albans Media: Photographic print

Esther McDonald's Edwardian-era evening dress, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Satin, lace

Byron Greenough & Co. box lid advertisment, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: cardboard, ink on paper

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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Nurse Ruth Mayhew to Ellen Bacon, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Media: Ink on paper

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Rebecca Usher on injured soldiers, war, Pennsylvania, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chester; Hollis; Plymouth; Philadelphia; Vicksburg; Fredericksburg; Buxton; Galveston Media: Ink on paper

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Kate Douglas Wiggin and Peabody Pew cast, Buxton, ca. 1920

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

Turner Grange #23, Turner Center, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Marion Phinney's linen ensemble, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: linen

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Byron Greenough & Co. fur muff, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: fur, silk

Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton, metal, glass, baleen, wool

Whitework summer dress, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: cotton

Sebastien Rasles strongbox, Norridgewock, ca. 1721

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

Two dresses, one worn by Mary B. Hunt, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Sudbury Media: Cotton, silk, velvet

"We Walk On; Eternally" by James Eric Francis Sr., Indian Island, 2020

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2020 Location: Indian Island; Old Town Media: Acrylic on canvas

Swimming Pool, Belfast City Park, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1938 Location: Belfast Media: Glass Negative

White batiste cotton dress, Brownville, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Brownville Media: cotton