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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 98865
Patricia Paré Camire, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 1943
Contributed by: Madeleine Paré Roy through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1943 Location: Fort Oglethorpe; Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 66940
John C. Phinney to Lt. Charles Bridges, Louisiana 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Castine; Stockton Springs Media: Ink on paper
Item 16741
Northrop A-17, Presque Isle Army Air Field, 1940
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1940 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 102870
Construction of the S.S. "Lewiston," South Portland, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-07-27 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 97577
Pvt. John Sheahan on bad morale for Union, Rebels, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
Item 109045
Student with American flag, Farmington Normal School, 1917
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1917-04-19 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic image
Item 17181
Peter Sanborn letter to brother, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Readfield; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 109076
Mt. Waldo Granite Company, Frankfort, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Frankfort Media: Glass plate negative
Item 71677
Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 100681
Israel Washburn on Republicanism, Augusta, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-01-28 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 81015
Rebecca Usher description of military hospital, Pennsylvania, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Buxton; Chester Media: Ink on paper
Item 102769
American dye-crisis dress, Portland, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1917
Location: Portland
Media: Cotton
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Item 25176
Letter from Soviet cosmonaut, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Location: Manchester Media: Ink on paper
Item 100889
Soldiers' Monument design, Pittsfield, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Pittsfield Media: Oil on canvas
Item 102951
"Fruit Cake For The Trenches" recipe, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 22508
William Pepperrell letter about Louisbourg, 1751
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1751 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 100646
Israel Washburn Jr. on Lincoln's inauguration, Augusta, 1861, 1861
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-01-21 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 13205
Colonel Henry Clay Merriam, Washington, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Houlton; Walla Walla Media: Photographic print
Item 79496
Account of items sent to soldiers, Portland, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Portland; Washington; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 8906
Shell manufacture, Portland, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 79906
Capt. Charles Barnard letter from Ship Island, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans; Mobile; Mississippi City Media: Ink on paper
Item 79087
George F. Shepley on plans for 12th Maine, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 36515
Letter concerning extinguishing Wood Island Light, 1814
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814-09-10 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 148459
Guy P. Gannett posing with five female volunteers, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Photographic print