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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
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
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
Item 66947
Shipment inquiry order, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Castine Media: Ink on paper
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
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
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
Item 19241
John M. Dillingham letter to mother, July 21, 1863
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston Media: Paper
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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