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- Historical Items (1232)
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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 18524
Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1910
Contributed by: An individual through Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 100325
Act of Parliament, Portland, 1711
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1711 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 101279
Oliver Wolcott on welfare of family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-23 Location: Philadelphia; Litchfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 102193
Resolution in Congress by Charles Thomson, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-09-20 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 104604
New Map of English America, 1677
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1777 Media: Engraving
Item 5749
John Sawyer letter to Rev. William Jenks about Penobscot agriculture, 1810
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810-11-30 Location: Bangor Media: Paper
Item 16807
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1650 Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle.
Item 17353
Mount Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Mt. Desert Island Hospital Date: circa 1930 Location: Bar Harbor Media: photographic print, postcard
Item 27049
The Islesboro Inn Burning, 1915
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: 1915-09-30 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print
Item 34048
Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 34107
Islands seen from Biddeford Pool, 1917
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1917 Location: Biddeford; Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 41803
The Merrill House, Biddeford, 1953
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1953 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 99396
Ruins of Deering and Son's Lumber Company, Biddeford, 1913
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1913 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 100333
Portuguese coin, Portland, 1752
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1752 Location: Portland Media: Copper
Item 100340
Batavian cup and saucer, Portland, ca. 1760
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1760 Location: Portland Media: Porcelain
Item 104435
James Davis of the 9th Maine Regiment, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1863
Location: Plymouth; Black Island
Media: Ambrotype
This record contains 2 images.
Item 105641
French trellis wallpaper, Portland, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 7494
Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1676 Media: Ink on paper
Item 101277
James Wilson on troop readiness, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-05-09 Location: Carlisle; Lancaster Media: Ink on paper
Item 102148
Carter Braxton seeking advice from his uncle, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 11743
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1742-11-12 Location: Harpswell Media: Ink on paper
Item 12941
Plan of the Kennebec River, Nov. 1763
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1763
Location: Richmond
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.
Item 37702
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764-09-15 Media: Ink on paper
Item 98873
Indian Island summer cottage owned by actors Mary Hechter and William Roselle, Standish, 1923
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print