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LC Subject Heading: Wars

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 9312

Civil War Army Pass, 1862

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1862-12-22 Location: Aquia Creek Media: Paper

Item 9329

World War II ration book,1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10399

Schools at War, North School, Portland, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, photographic prints, crayon, pencil

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Item 11859

Theodore Cary non-liability certificate, Houlton, 1863

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1863-09-19 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14781

Maine Potato Week World War 1 poster, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper, poster

Item 16695

Corp. L.A. Clarke, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 22380

Cherry pit necklace, Island Falls, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Island Falls Media: Cherry pits

Item 36847

Lt. Commander Carleton Pike, Lubec, ca. 1944, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 70734

Civil War infantry soldier, Vassalboro, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1864 Location: Vassalboro Media: Carte de visite

Item 84451

George H. Libby knapsack, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Leather, cloth, metal

Item 102326

Certificate of honorable death for Herbert Cobb issued at Washington D.C., 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-14 Location: Washington Media: Print on paper

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Item 102423

William Johnston informs Mildred Burrage about hospital, France, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914-11-25 Location: Giverny; Kennebunkport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102424

Dr. William Johnston expresses gratitude at Burrage family donations, France, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914-11-17 Location: Giverny; Kennebunkport Media: Print on paper

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Item 102549

"For Every Fighter A Woman Worker" Y.W.C.A. World War I poster, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper

Item 102561

Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Media: Lithograph

Item 103726

Plane pulled across Canadian border in Houlton, 1940

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1940-06-02 Location: Houlton Media: Photograph

Item 103782

Memorial dedication, Kittery, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924-11-11 Location: Kittery Media: Glass Negative

Item 105645

American Red Cross "Join" poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: lithograph

Item 66662

Memorial Cannon "Headed For Tokyo," Strong, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative

Item 110862

Chow at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: watercolor

Item 4161

Walter Hustus, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Photographic print

Item 4164

War veterans, Kittery, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932-07-27 Location: Kittery Media: Photographic print

Item 5263

U.S. Hospital, Georgetown, D.C., ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Washington Media: Engraving

Item 9285

Letter from Ira E. Getchell to Ellen Forbes, Nov. 23, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-11-23 Location: Winslow; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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