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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 52724

Four Saco children, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 53403

The Flying Yankee at the Biddeford train station, ca. 1950

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 66465

B. H. Bartol Library, Freeport, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Freeport Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71580

Steamer Emita, Peaks Island, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Peaks Island Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71873

Post Office, Westbrook, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Westbrook Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 79335

Horse-drawn carriage leaving the Jameson & Wotton Wharf, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Glass Negative

Item 79351

Steamer "Brandon," ca. 1925

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Friendship Media: Glass Negative

Item 80356

Boneless Cod Fish box, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Wood with paper label

Item 80358

Thermometer and calendar, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Friendship Media: Metal and cardboard

Item 80807

F.W. Woolworth Co. and Cumberland Telephone Co., Westbrook, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 80853

Monson Narrow Gauge Engine Number 3, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 81538

Clearing the Debris at St. Dominic's Arena, Lewiston, 1956

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1956 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 82374

Grant's Hotel, Berwick, ca. 1900

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

Item 100510

Betsey H. Carsley request for information on brothers, Saco, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1889 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100672

Bridgton High School, Gibbs Avenue, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 102202

Letter from Ann King to William King, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-01-25 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104245

"The Ferry," Rumford Point, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Rumford Media: Postcard

Item 108785

Pussy hat, Augusta, 2017

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2017 Location: Augusta Media: Polyester yarn

Item 149913

Three men seated near a boiler stack on the deck of the S.S. "Cumberland," ca. 1900

Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Media: Photograph

Item 7483

Invitation to American Anti-Slavery Society anniversary, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-03 Location: Boston; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8947

Letter from Peleg Wadsworth to Elizabeth Wadsworth, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-05-03 Location: Philadelphia; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8950

Letter from Elizabeth Wadsworth to her father, Peleg Wadsworth, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-24 Location: Portland; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8954

Peleg Wadsworth writes to his daughter, Elizabeth, Philadelphia, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-12 Location: Philadelphia; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9167

John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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