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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 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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Item 97568

Pvt. John Sheahan on importance of letters, Virginia, 1862

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

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Item 1343

Exchange Street after Great Fire of Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 1352

Ruins of the Great Fire in Portland, July 12, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 1354

Ruins of the Great Fire in Portland, Me., July 12, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 28372

Elementary School drawing, Lubec, ca. 1948, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Lubec Media: Matted architectural drawing, Ink on paper

Item 30934

Old Orchard Beach after fire of August 15, Old Orchard Beach, 1907

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1907 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 1336

Middle Street after fire, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 1351

Munjoy Hill tents after Great Fire, Portland, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-12 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Item 6059

The great ice storm of January 28, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-01-28 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Item 8800

Sigsbee's narrative of battle of 'The Maine,' 1899

Contributed by: Portland Public Library Date: 1898-02-15 Location: Havana Media: Ink on paper

Item 16354

'Lisbon Enterprise' fire article, 1901

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1901-04-08 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Newspaper

Item 21084

Ice storm damage, Portland, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 25224

J.M. Brown letter from Jacksonville, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Jacksonville; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 30954

Damaged Pier at Old Orchard Beach, 1909

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1909 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 31250

Public library on fire, Bangor, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1911-04-30 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 148254

Flooded Androscoggin River, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-03-20 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: glass plate negative

Item 13412

Letter requesting aid for losses to British, 1783

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27170

Steeple Removal, Baptist Church, Thomaston, 1992

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 34176

Sawyer House, North Yarmouth, 1979

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1979 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 35629

Plan of Falmouth (Portland), 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-17 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 66218

Bangor House, Bangor, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bangor Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 82101

Wreck of the Schooner Equater, Biddeford, ca. 1957

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 99396

Ruins of Deering and Son's Lumber Company, Biddeford, 1913

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1913 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print