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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 12363

Chapel of Our Savior, Brunswick, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 7332

Skowhegan Base Ball Club, season of 1887-88, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1888 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 135882

Manuscript map of Maine, 1761

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1761 Media: Ink on paper

Item 82098

Champlain Society Camp log, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper with photographs

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Item 9821

Dr. Salustiano Fanduiz, Brunswick, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1895 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photograph, print

Item 25869

Boys' Fund, Newport, 1888

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1888 Location: Fairfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 59260

Ahawas Achim record book cover, Bangor, 1853

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1853 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 108787

kči-čči (The Great Penetrating Arrow), by James Eric Francis Sr., 2019

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 2019 Location: Old Town Media: Acrylic on canvas

Item 73

Chadwick brothers, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 27877

Loading Passenger Train on Ferry Boat, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1901 Location: Bath Media: Postcard

Item 27919

Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1907 Location: Bath Media: Postcard

Item 102141

Rufus King on a Biddeford farm for sale, Newburyport, 1782

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1782-10-23 Location: Biddeford; Newburyport; Dunstable; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135768

The Owl Club, Portland, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 152015

Chart Showing the Occurrence of Swordfish on the East Coast of North America, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Media: Ink on paper

Item 8617

Interview with Clyde Sukeforth (Sukey), ca. 1930

Contributed by: Life Story Center Date: circa 1930 Location: Waldoboro; New York Media: Sound recording, MP3

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Item 23188

Re-enactment of Oxford County Finnish settlement, 1898

Contributed by: Western Maine Cultural Alliance Date: 1898 Location: South Paris Media: MP3

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Item 5715

Abner Small to Luther Emerson, Sept. 21, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-21 Location: Sharpsburg; Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17446

Naturalist Arthur Herbert Norton, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 7846

Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Dover, 1866-1867

Contributed by: Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society Date: 1867 Location: Dover-Foxcroft Media: Paper

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Item 27897

Carlton Bridge construction, Bath, 1927

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1927 Location: Bath Media: Real-Photo Postcard

Item 33891

Four Birds of Native Species, 1820

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1820 Location: Blue Hill Media: Oil on canvas

Item 61865

Eva Wheaton on quarry boarding house, Swan's Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3

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Item 71587

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pemaquid Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 122786

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/1, 1625–1665

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1625–1665 Location: Auburn; Augusta; Barnstable; Brunswick; Cahennewagen; Damarascotty River; Eastham; Fairfield; Marshfield; Menhigan; Niniganes; Pemaquit; Phipcot; Rehoboth; Richmond; Sagadahoc; Sagadehoc; Sandwich; Scituate; Taunton; Topsham; Winslow; Yarmouth Media: Ink on Paper
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