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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 16723

Postcard from Walter Hustus to grandmother, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland; Pyote Media: Postcard

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Item 16719

Walter Hustus letter from gunnery school, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Fort Myers Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16720

Walter Hustus letter concerning army training, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Fort Myers Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16721

Walter Hustus letter about air training, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Fort Myers Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16722

Walter Hustus letter from Salt Lake City, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Salt Lake City Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102351

Joseph L. Murray with friends, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Media: Photographic print

Item 84559

Sanitary Commission festival poster, Wiscasset, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Wiscasset Media: Letterpress on paper

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Item 102550

Mildred Burrage, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Item 67317

Recreation Building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1947-10-11 Location: Little Chebeague Island Media: Photographic print

Item 100058

Vera Cleaves, Women's Army Corps, West Point, NY, 1943

Contributed by: An individual through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1943 Location: Newburgh; Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 50322

Beaded kidskin dress shoes, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: New York Media: Leather, Plastic

Item 20705

Curtiss MF-2, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 105111

Crowd awaits General Pershing, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 20136

Playbill, Portland, 1862

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

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Item 118

General Pershing's visit, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-06-08 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 98875

Smith's Mills E.I. Dupont Box Shop, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 98878

Smith's Mills Community Hall, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 98879

Smith's Mills view of village from stable, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 95

Navy Dirigible Shenandoah, Bar Harbor, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Glass Negative

Item 53956

Island Park on Lake Cobbosseecontee, Manchester, 1907

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: 1907 Location: Manchester Media: Postcard

Item 74931

Raymond High School broadside, 1862

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

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Item 29348

Danish Village, Scarborough, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Scarborough; Ribe Media: Photographic print

Item 20137

Overland Show playbill, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74934

'Red Riding Hood' morality tale, Portland, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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