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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 36414
Sally (Sayward) Barrell, York, 1868
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas
Item 52795
Henry S. Burrage painted by Mildred Burrage, ca. 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1927 Media: Oil
Item 59811
Skowhegan, Norridgewock, & Madison electric railway lines, ca. 1928
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1928 Location: Norridgewock; Skowhegan Media: Ink on paper
Item 71746
Frye's Leap, Sebago Lake, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Location: Raymond Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 81713
Harbourside Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 98805
Perry's Nut House, Belfast, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1935 Location: Belfast Media: Glass Negative
Item 98811
Monhegan from Manana Island, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Monhegan Island Media: Glass Negative
Item 98824
Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Verona Island, 1931
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1931 Location: Verona Island Media: Glass Negative
Item 98844
View at Crescent Beach, Owls Head, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Owls Head Media: Glass Negative
Item 101828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper
Item 102023
Thomas Robison from Thomas Hodges regarding illegal slave trade, Les Cayes, April 6, 1791
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Portland; Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper
Item 102024
Letter from Thomas Hodges to Captain Henry Skinner, Portland, 1791
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper
Item 102151
George Clymer money withdrawal request, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102152
William Floyd on the militias and local government, New York, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-09 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 102158
William Hooper on the death of a friend, North Carolina, 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-10-14 Location: Masonborough; Hillsborough Media: Ink on paper
Item 102164
Samuel Huntington to James Bowdoin on suppressing Shays' Rebellion, Hartford, 1787
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1785-05-26 Location: Hartford; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 102190
Benjamin Harrison requesting an audience of the House, Williamsburg, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-12 Location: Williamsburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 102227
Thomas Heyward, Jr. on the state of the war, Pennsylvania, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-10-06 Location: York Media: Ink on paper
Item 102730
Sarah Unobskey with sons Arthur, William, and Charles, Calais, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Calais Media: Photographic print
Item 103128
Pour La Liberté, Fête De L'Indépendance, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper
Item 103260
Letter of Attorney from John B. Russwurm to Jacob G. Loving, Liberia, 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-02-28 Location: Cape Palmas; North Yarmouth; Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 103263
Samuel McGill letter regarding John B. Russwurm's death, Yarmouth, 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-09-19 Location: Cape Palmas; North Yarmouth; Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 105897
Passenger boat landing, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 109074
Sydney Webber house after cyclone, Searsport, 1921
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1921-05-22 Location: Searsport Media: Glass Plate Negative