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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 102670

Zeynep Turk, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 135901

Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph Neptune, 1796

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1796 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 8 images.

Item 16149

Letter concerning Indian treaties, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1749–1864 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 33691

Committee on Manufacturing report on silk bounties, Augusta, 1841

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1841 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99392

Kiah Sewall account of escape from Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19239

John M. Dillingham letter to mother, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Columbia; Richmond Media: Paper

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Item 22514

Warning of possible Indian attack, 1743

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1743 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102323

William Cobb's ticket home from France, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Media: Print on paper

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Item 7275

George Washington commemorative pitcher, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Creamware, pottery

Item 135947

Barclay Collection Correspondence, June-August, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 22 images.

Item 135948

Barclay Collection Correspondence, September-December, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798 Location: Saint John Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 19 images.

Item 135949

Barclay Collection Correspondence, 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1799 Location: Saint John Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 16 images.

Item 135950

Barclay Collection Correspondence, 1800–1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800–1814 Location: Saint John Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 37 images.

Item 25679

Account of death of Thomas Means, Cousins Island, 1756

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1756 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13647

George H. Sweet medal, Bucksport, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Bucksport Media: Cloth, metal

Item 10366

Dogan Goon in U.S. Army uniform, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 135890

Holmes and Austin commissions from President James Madison, 1816

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 10 images.

Item 135883

Treaty with the Chenussio Indians papers, 1764

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764 Location: Porter Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 14 images.

Item 36848

Passport, Lubec, 1923, 1923

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1923-06-12 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper, photograph

Item 8815

Launching of America's Cup Defender RANGER at Bath Iron Works, Bath, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1937-05-11 Location: Bath Media: Photo negative

Item 48238

Early Republic fashion doll, ca. 1787

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1787 Media: Wood, silk
This record contains 2 images.

Item 6775

Copy of letter from Capt. Mowat to Adm. Graves, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10977

Unusual archaeological site found, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-10-16 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 79920

Charles Barnard to wife, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-02 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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