Search Results

Keywords: weapon

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 9311

Powder horn, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Cumberland Media: Copper

Item 12969

Double barrel shotgun. ca. 1850

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood

Item 23031

Powder horn, Mapleton, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Mapleton Media: Horn

Item 61511

Granville Sparrow powder flask, ca. 1850

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

Item 6037

Police siren, Portland, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron

Item 40413

Girl with bow, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 102428

Fort Levett military training drills, Cushing Island, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102496

Harry Marr writes home about his gas burns, France, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-11-05 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

  view a full transcription

Item 104325

An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph

  view a full transcription

Item 9805

Black Hawk Putnam's sword, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1861 Location: Houlton Media: Metal

Item 12965

Brown Bess British Musket, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Houlton; Dublin Media: Steel, wood

Item 12966

Springfield flintlock rifle, 1831

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1831 Location: Houlton; Springfield Media: Steel, wood

Item 12968

Model 1862 .52 rimfire carbine, 1862

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1862 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood, leather

Item 12973

Sprigfield Type III musket, 1811

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1811 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood

Item 13279

Oriental Powder Mills, South Windham, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Windham Media: Ink on paper

Item 15572

Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 16370

Jungle Knife, 1942

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Metal

Item 21652

Ammunition magazine, Fort Preble, 1959

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1959-12-17 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31148

British naval cutlass, Machias, ca. 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1804 Location: Machias Media: Iron

Item 31598

Model cannon made in Biddeford, ca. 1860

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1860 Location: Biddeford Media: Metal and wood

Item 85610

Oriental Powder Mills gunpowder keg, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Wood

Item 85611

Original label on wooden gunpowder keg, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham Media: Paper, wood

Item 7534

Wabanaki axe, Mount Kineo, ca. 1000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1000 Location: Mt. Kineo; Rockwood Media: Stone

Item 23479

Snout rootclub, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood