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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 12578

Anti-Slavery Society of Waterville College petition, 1833

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: 1833-09-23 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26535

Acrostic, Kittery Point, 1809

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-11-10 Location: Kittery Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 34291

Civil War Memorial, Bangor, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Item 71804

Colby College, Waterville, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Waterville Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 82300

Samuel Clark Sanford, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Photographic print

Item 98763

Garde d’Honneur, Association St. Dominique, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Beatrice Gendron Guimond through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1920 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 102217

Silk dress with lace and tassel details, Bangor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bangor Media: Silk, lace, rayon
This record contains 13 images.

Item 102651

Khadija Guled, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 105113

Babe Ruth signing autographs, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 105708

Evening gown with sequined bodice, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Media: cotton, viscose, plastic, glass beads, rayon, metal
This record contains 9 images.

Item 105727

Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Media: nylon, leather, plastic
This record contains 10 images.

Item 105760

Bejeweled metallic lurex dress, Scarborough, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Scarborough Media: metallic thread, cotton, acrylic, plastic
This record contains 12 images.

Item 111407

Detachable train wedding dress, Bennington, VT, ca. 1969

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1969 Location: Bennington Media: cotton, polyester

Item 111510

Two piece ensemble with trim, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: silk, cotton

Item 11549

Two dresses, one worn by Mary B. Hunt, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Sudbury Media: Cotton, silk, velvet

Item 23199

Rev. Dr. Edward Ballard, Brunswick, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 31137

Moses J. Haines, Biddeford, 1862

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1862 Location: Biddeford; Saco; Portland Media: Photograph, ink on paper

Item 59811

Skowhegan, Norridgewock, & Madison electric railway lines, ca. 1928

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1928 Location: Norridgewock; Skowhegan Media: Ink on paper

Item 97334

E. Josephine Holgate bookplate, 1923

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: 1923 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 102126

Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Thomas S. Bourne through Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 103903

Frances Grayson weighing in for her transatlantic flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-10-27 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative

Item 105894

View of Monhegan and the steamer "May Archer," ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Monhegan Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 109069

Winterport ferry, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Winterport Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 6914

Elder William Dumont with Jennie and colt, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1910

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1910 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative