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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 148456

Guy P. Gannett posing with members of the Civil Air Patrol, ca. 1943

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

Item 13952

British Naval and Merchant Telescope, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Brass, leather and celluloid

Item 74932

Wadsworth-Longfellow house broadside, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16150

William Ladd, Minot, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Minot Media: Ink on paper, engraving

Item 18532

C.W.S. Demonstration at Dow Field, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-07-26 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 4005

Redbank Village, South Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 48975

Woodrow Lenax Palmer dress hat, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Lovell Media: Leather, cotton, metal

Item 23701

Redbank Village, South Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 20136

Playbill, Portland, 1862

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

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Item 11792

General Dwight D. Eisenhower button, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Media: Tin, plastic

Item 13517

B-17 at Houlton Army Air Base, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13523

SBC 3 Helldiver at Houlton Army Air Base, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13525

RCAF pilot with crew and Hurricane, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14245

Artillery Machine Gun, 1895

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Bucksport Media: Metal

Item 16714

Walter Hustus letter to family, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942-10-14 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

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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 111688

United States Navy enlisted dress uniform, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: Wool, cotton

Item 26858

CCC crew, Augusta, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: 1935 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 26865

CCC crew lunch break, Augusta, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: 1935 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 35985

Maurice and Cecilia Pierce, Baldwin, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Baldwin Media: Photographic print

Item 17243

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Fort Williams, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

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 9620

White Memorial Building, Houlton, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1903 Location: Houlton Media: Pen and ink drawing

Item 14072

Phil Boudreau, Louise Surrette, Bangor, 1942

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print