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These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 21015

Moses Emery to Josiah Pierce, Portland, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21484

George Dunbar, Steeple Jack, Belfast, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Belfast Media: Postcard

Item 23839

Hannah Pierce letter about farm operations, Baldwin, 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23911

George Pierce on college fines, Brunswick, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25843

Letter to Capt. Ebeneezer Hill, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 52953

W.B. Adams to sister, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Alexandria; Casco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74867

Carbonized cellulose filament bulb, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: Glass, cellulose, brass

Item 89975

Request for information on soldier's death, Portland, 1865

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

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Item 99417

Narramissic, the Peabody-Fitch House, ca. 1938

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

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Item 101906

Champlain Society Report of the the Meteorological Department, Mount Desert Island, 1880-1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1880–1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper, unbound

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Item 6315

Moosehead Lake, 1879

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Map

Item 12816

Ludger Berube Farm, Caswell, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Caswell Media: Photographic print

Item 23847

Hannah Pierce on financial situation, Baldwin, 1858

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28282

G.W. Pierce to parents, Washington, D.C., 1828

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31518

Letter regarding Sarah Darling, Cumberland, July 5, 1831

Contributed by: Prince Memorial Library Date: 1831-07-05 Location: Cumberland; Phippsburg Media: Handwritten in ink on rag paper, ink on paper

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Item 33439

Letter regarding Sarah Darling, Cumberland, June 4, 1831

Contributed by: Prince Memorial Library Date: 1831 Location: Brunswick; Cumberland Media: Handwritten in ink on rag paper

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Item 36273

Letter concerning redress for killed son, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 37144

Roxie Howe, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Ambrotype

Item 54438

W.B. Adams on second Bull Run, Virginia, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-09 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64134

Civil War Substitute Volunteer Enlistment, Auburn, 1864

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1864-09-05 Location: Strong; Farmington; Auburn Media: Ink on pre-printed paper form

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Item 74472

Letter to Gen. G.F. Shepley on 'enemies,' New Orleans, 1862

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

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Item 76584

Lisbon Engine Co. #1 fire muster dance ticket, 1874

Contributed by: Town of Topsham Date: 1874-11-18 Location: Lisbon Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100477

Champlain Society Meeting Records, Mount Desert Island, 1882-1883

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1882–1883 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Bound book, Ink on paper

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Item 101781

Champlain Society "Sunshine" yacht log, Northeast Harbor, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Media: Ink on paper

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