Search Results

Keywords: General

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

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

Item 102181

Benjamin Rush on monetary transactions, Philadelphia, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-19 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

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

  view a full transcription

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

Post Office, Monhegan, 1921

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

  view a full transcription