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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 6875

St. Peter's Church, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1873 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 82163

Unitarian Church, Ellsworth, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard

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 28481

Civil War Soldiers' Monument postcard, Bath, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Bath; Richmond; Frederick City Media: Postcard

Item 7320

Swampville School, Otisfield, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Otisfield Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Otisfield; Otisfield Media: Photographic print

Item 74541

Warning to Gen. Shepley on slaves, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-15 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102762

Toy Len Goon's mud silk tunic and pant suit, Guangdong, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Silk, mud, cotton, tan Dioscorea Cirrhosa dye

Item 23859

Malaga Island residents with missionary, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Phippsburg Media: Ink on paper

Item 1502

John Gould, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: Photographic print

Item 4121

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ca. 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1878 Media: Photographic print

Item 7372

Bill of lading for slave, 1719

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1719 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1504

E.B. White, ca. 1952

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1952 Media: Photographic print

Item 1132

Statue of Longfellow, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 4330

General Joshua L. Chamberlain, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photograph of painting

Item 7345

Letter from Ambrose Crane about stolen slave, 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Augusta; Hallowell; St. Marks Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1296

Charles Woodbury, Ogunquit, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937-07-11 Location: Ogunquit Media: Photographic print

Item 29290

James A. Healy, Portland, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Print from glass negative

Item 104149

Mercy Hospital technician, Portland, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: circa 1941 Location: Portland Media: Black and White 35mm Slide

Item 99120

Gen. O.O. Howard to son James, North Carolina, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105502

Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: silk, cotton, horsehair, lace

Item 17283

Opera singer Lillian Nordica and her poodle, Turk, 1894

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1894 Location: Farmington; Berlin Media: Photographic print

Item 28783

Lincoln/Hamlin Campaign Flag, 1860

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: 1860 Media: Printed fabric

Item 110547

Mourning pins, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: metal, paper

Item 1500

Henry Beston, Nobleboro, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Media: Photographic print