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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 66944

Lt. Charles Bridges on contrabands, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: La Place; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66945

Lt. Charles Bridges detailing orders, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-02-23 Location: La Place; Castine; Stockton Springs Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66946

80th Colored Troops orders, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Stockton Springs; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66947

Shipment inquiry order, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66932

Lt. Charles Bridges request for coffins, Port Hudson, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 67505

4th U.S. Colored Infantry, Fort Lincoln, Washington, D.C., ca. 1864

Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Washington Media: Digital image of glass negative

Item 34723

Black Power banner, Waterville, 1970

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1970 Location: Waterville Media: Cotton

Item 22652

Parade, Brunswick, 1899

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1899-06-13 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 31673

Laura Allen, companion, and maid Minnie Taylor, Saco, ca. 1890

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 9299

Letter from Nathaniel Lawrence to his son, James, July 16, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-07-16 Location: Pownal Media: Paper

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Item 19241

John M. Dillingham letter to mother, July 21, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston Media: Paper

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Item 35443

Cyrus Libby on Battle of Bull Run, Alexandria, Va., 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Alexandria Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20723

Ku Klux Klan, Hodgdon, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1924 Location: Hodgdon Media: Photographic print

Item 33621

Harold Gordon with 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 63563

Gen. Oliver Otis Howard funeral, Vermont, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909-10-29 Location: Burlington Media: Photographic print

Item 66928

Charles Bridges mule team request, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Castine; Port Hudson Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66929

Transfer of quartermaster stores, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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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

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Item 66948

Lt. Charles Bridges Board of Survey report, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: New Orleans; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103126

Benjamin Bullard to Sir William Pepperell on slave trading, Barbados, 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1720-03-15 Location: Bridgetown; Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6434

Frederick Douglass, Old Orchard Beach, 1877

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1877 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Albumen print

Item 148280

Tenor Roland Hayes and Reverend John C. Schroeder pose for portrait, Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1937-04-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Item 99018

Lizzie Howard on wedding of former slaves, Leeds, 1864

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1864 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 82164

Press ID Badge, Clay-Liston Boxing Match, Lewiston, 1965

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1965-05-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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