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These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 6777

Capt. Mowat's warning to Falmouth, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-11-16 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 54444

W.B. Adams letter about march, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: White Oak Church Media: Ink on paper

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Item 177

Observatory timber contract, Portland, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-04-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6775

Copy of letter from Capt. Mowat to Adm. Graves, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6798

Copy of letter from Samuel Graves to Philip Stephens, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 4319

Plan of Freeport, ca. 1795

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1795 Location: Freeport; New Gloucester; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Item 5343

Lot #1 in Harpswell, 1743

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1743 Location: Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

Item 6066

Pere Pole deposition, Hallowell, 1793

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1793-07-19 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6386

Ten Mile Falls deposition, 1793

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1793-07-27 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 49072

Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Strong; Farmington Media: Glass beads, string

Item 10041

William King receipt for Jefferson book, Bath, 1830

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1829 Location: Bath; Washington; Charlottesville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31414

Brady Gang Alias Signature, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-05 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 4316

Plan of J. Robinson lot, Topsham, 1761

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1761 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 4323

"Scituate," Brunswick, 1738

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1738 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell; Topsham Media: Ink on paper
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Item 4325

"Brunswick in the late Province of Mayne in New England," 1719

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1718-01-28 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
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Item 6065

Pere Pole deposition, 1792

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1792-05-19 Location: Sandy River Media: Paper and ink

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Item 4318

Androscoggin River above Lewiston, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Location: Turner; Livermore; Wayne; Leeds Media: Ink on paper

Item 26540

Rice specimen penmanship, Portland, 1819

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, watercolor

Item 8954

Peleg Wadsworth writes to his daughter, Elizabeth, Philadelphia, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-12 Location: Philadelphia; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102299

Sumner Cobb writes from Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-11 Location: Louisville; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102496

Harry Marr writes home about his gas burns, France, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-11-05 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135783

Bathroom, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 48417

Elizabeth Akers chain and locket, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Gold plate

Item 25224

J.M. Brown letter from Jacksonville, Florida, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Jacksonville; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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