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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 21653

New tennis courts, South Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944-07-24 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

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 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 18993

Pfc. Leonard Parks, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105854

Robert Holley, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105859

Harding Moore and Dawson H. Carney, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105860

Pvt. Charles Rountree, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105861

James Marshall, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105863

Pvt. Florentino Lopez with steer, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 105862

Pvt. Florentino Lopez with Atkins children, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

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 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 6434

Frederick Douglass, Old Orchard Beach, 1877

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

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 29290

James A. Healy, Portland, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Print from glass negative

Item 29289

James A. Healy, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite

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 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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Item 105920

Redline map of Portland and South Portland, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935-11-15 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Ink on paper