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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 102153
Elbridge Gerry on domestic production of war products, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-31 Location: Philadelphia; Boston 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 102170
Thomas McKean to Benjamin Franklin regarding Fontaine de Brassine, Philadelphia, 1786
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786-12-09 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102181
Benjamin Rush on monetary transactions, Philadelphia, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-19 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102194
Joshua B. Lowell to John Chandler, Chesterville, 1819
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819-01-25 Location: Chesterville Media: Ink on paper
Item 102226
Directions for the funeral of Jabez Fox, Falmouth Neck, ca. 1755
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1755 Location: Portland; Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 102744
Anthony Petropulos in police uniform, Lewiston, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 102939
Class of 1908, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, 1908
Contributed by: Lincoln Academy Date: 1908 Location: Newcastle Media: Photographic print
Item 104207
G.A.R. National Encampment announcement, Portland, 1929
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 105878
Sawyer's Island House, North Boothbay, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 105883
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1921 Location: Monhegan Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 105916
Sawmill and clothespin factory, Davidson, ca. 1908
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1908 Location: Davidson; Davidson Media: Photographic print
Item 108639
Bath City Hospital, Bath, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Bath Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 108671
Ghost town, Davidson, ca. 1908
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1908 Location: Davidson; Davidson Media: Photographic print
Item 108784
Purr-Sist button, Bethel, 2017
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2017 Location: Bethel Media: Metal, plastic
Item 109063
View of Lincolnville Center, Lincolnville, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Lincolnville Center Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 110310
Alida and John Marshall Brown at Thornhurst, Falmouth, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Falmouth Media: photographic print
Item 110900
Map detail for portions of Cornwall and Bug Islands, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1820
Location: Cornwall Island ; St. Regis Island
Media: Graphite on paper
This record contains 3 images.
Item 112088
Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 5, 1673–1856
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1673–1856
Location: Brunswick; Topsham
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 546 images.
Item 135796
Portland Society for Natural History building, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 149392
Benedict Arnold letterbook, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1775
Location: Augusta; Cambridge; Caratunk; Montreal; Norridgewock; Quebec; Saint-Henri; Sartigan; St. Maria; Waterville; Winslow
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 147 images.
Item 7186
Selden Connor, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Photographic print
Item 9963
Peleg Wadsworth letter to wife, Betsey, 1778
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-09-02 Media: Ink on paper