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- Historical Items (170)
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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 152006
Tenor Roland Hayes and Reverend John C. Schroeder shaking hands, Portland, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1937-04-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative
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 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 100649
Israel Washburn to Elihu Washburne about Civil War policies, Augusta, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-07-12 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 16429
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1906 Location: Eustis Media: Photographic print
Item 23859
Malaga Island residents with missionary, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Phippsburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 13595
E. B. White and family, Houlton, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 105926
George Floyd mural, Portland, 2020
Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: 2020-06-09 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph
Item 10081
Letter to Elizabeth Mounfort from a friend in Trinidad, Cuba, July 4, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-07-04 Location: Trinidad; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 74541
Warning to Gen. Shepley on slaves, New Orleans, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-15 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 101075
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 103957
Kitchen and wait staff for the Governors Convention, Poland Spring, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Poland Spring Media: Glass Negative
Item 105936
Guard stationed at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print
Item 6355
Bill of sale for slave Scippio, 1759
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1759-12-07 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 22517
Receipt for slave, Kittery, 1738
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1738 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 100614
Elisha F. Goddard, Rumford Point, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Rumford Media: Carte de visite
Item 7345
Letter from Ambrose Crane about stolen slave, 1835
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Augusta; Hallowell; St. Marks Media: Ink on paper
Item 103322
Dave Astor poses with guests on the set of the final show, Portland, 1971
Do you recognize any of these people?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1971-06-26 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency
Item 10227
Letter from Charles Lenox Remond to Elizabeth Mountfort, July 18, 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-07-18 Location: Portland; Watertown Media: Ink on paper
Item 5517
T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: New Orleans; Scarborough Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges
Item 9270
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1724 Location: Kittery; Berwick Media: Ink on paper
Item 101827
"The Owners Ship Eagle in Account Current with Henry Skinner," 1791
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Havana Media: Ink on paper
Item 9294
James Lawrence transportation pass, June 29, 1865
Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-06-29 Location: Fort Monroe; City Point Media: Paper
Item 29292
Program, Miss Black Teenage Pageant, 1973
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1973 Location: Portland; Gorham; Auburn; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper