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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 100889
Soldiers' Monument design, Pittsfield, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Pittsfield Media: Oil on canvas
Item 21093
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: 1944-11-09 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 35290
Butter line during WWII, Biddeford, 1943
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1943 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 14694
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 5798
108 mm shell manufacturing, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 21100
Buoy Boat Sea Trials, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print
Item 5794
108 mm shell casings manufacturing, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 21101
WWII Buoy Boat testing, Mt. Desert, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 5795
108 mm shell manufacturing, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 84643
POW dagger, Virginia, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Steel, brass, wood
Item 15795
Louise Surrette, Union Railroad Station, Bangor, 1943
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1943 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 66662
Memorial Cannon "Headed For Tokyo," Strong, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative
Item 81997
Antonio Sylvain, Tientsin, China, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1920 Location: Tianjin Media: Photographic print
Item 112014
Stand firm ye boys from Maine t-shirt, Portland, 2022
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1863
Location: Gettysburg
Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 3 images.
Item 17181
Peter Sanborn letter to brother, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Readfield; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 5781
Portland Company employees, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 109033
Student giving a shoe shine, Farmington Normal School, 1917
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1917 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 66984
Box of Hospital Brand Applicators, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Strong Media: Wood sticks in cardboard box
Item 105712
Margaret Payson's square shouldered dress, Portland, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1943
Location: Portland
Media: rayon, plastic, metal
This record contains 12 images.
Item 97582
Pvt. John P. Sheahan on hopes for peace, victory, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville; Warrenton Media: Ink on paper
Item 81015
Rebecca Usher description of military hospital, Pennsylvania, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Buxton; Chester Media: Ink on paper
Item 54445
W.B. Adams on failed campaign, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chancellorsville Media: Ink on paper
Item 98865
Patricia Paré Camire, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 1943
Contributed by: Madeleine Paré Roy through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1943 Location: Fort Oglethorpe; Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 25176
Letter from Soviet cosmonaut, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Location: Manchester Media: Ink on paper