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- Historical Items (209)
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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 19258
Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, August 22, 1862
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Freeport; Boston Media: Paper
Item 9277
Letter from Emma Manson to Ellen Forbes, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 109063
View of Lincolnville Center, Lincolnville, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Lincolnville Center Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 7689
Rearview of young camper, summer 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Casco Media: Photoprint
Item 10212
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Wilton Media: Photoprint
Item 29273
Cover, 'Confession of George Hamilton,' 1852, 1852
Contributed by: Kent State University Special Collections and Archives through Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper
Item 10696
Title page of book on digestion, Bath, 1833
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1822 Location: Bath Media: book, Ink on paper
Item 19244
John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, April 14, 1863
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston; Port Royal Media: Paper
Item 148787
Steward Patricia Dutille in the galley of the "Sunbeam V," ca. 2007
Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 2007 Media: Photographic print
Item 19250
John M. Dillingham to his mother, September 5, 1862
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Freeport; Boston Media: Paper
Item 60172
Letter on behalf of ill soldier, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Ink on paper
Item 5486
Rebecca Usher account of Abraham Lincoln visit, Virginia, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: City Point; Hollis Center Media: Paper
Item 105870
Keeping George safe in Market Square, Houlton, 2020
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 2020-05-20 Location: Houlton Media: Digital image
Item 9049
South Channel Dam, Skowhegan, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 64470
John P. Sheahan on duration of war, Virginia, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Warrenton; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
Item 36022
Private Suite of E. C. Heselton, Skowhegan, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 36021
Office of the Heselton House, Skowhegan, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 60666
Charles A. Davis, Rockland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Media: Carte de visite
Item 97580
Pvt. John Sheahan on 'great raid,' Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville; Richmond Media: Ink on paper
Item 102186
George Taylor requesting kitchen supplies from ironworks, Pennsylvania, 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-11-23 Location: Easton; Durham; Trenton Media: Ink on paper
Item 100904
Dr. Manson on condition of Civil War camps, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-11-02 Location: Brooklyn Media: Ink on paper
Item 4303
William W. Eaton, surgeon of the 16th Maine Infantry, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 8976
Temporary dam across back channel, Skowhegan, 1902
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1902 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 26540
Rice specimen penmanship, Portland, 1819
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, watercolor