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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 1450
Letter from the Friends of Separation in York County, 1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816-07-20 Media: Paper
Item 6876
City Hall fire, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908-01-24 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 12189
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1889 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, Print
Item 14660
The First Maine State House, Portland, ca. 1832
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1820 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor
Item 103656
James Bridge to Reuel Williams discussing statehood, Boston, 1819
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819-06-07 Location: Augusta; Boston Media: Ink on Paper
Item 6037
Police siren, Portland, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron
Item 6454
Governor Baxter and His Dog, ca. 1921
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1921 Location: Augusta Media: Silver gelatin print
Item 6680
Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print
Item 102122
Senator Holmes justifying vote for the Missouri Compromise, 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-04-10 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 34230
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 7137
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 36142
Appeal for District of Maine to be set off from Massachusetts, ca. 1790
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Media: Ink on paper
Item 66172
Post office, Augusta, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Augusta Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 78828
Hannibal Hamlin plea for son's appointment, Washington, 1871
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Portland; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 79081
G.F. Shepley appointment as U.S. Attorney, 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: Portland; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 98723
Post Office and Customs House, Belfast, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Belfast Free Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Belfast Media: Stereograph
Item 11055
State Office Building bomb shelter, Augusta, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-06-04 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print
Item 12838
Nathan Cleaves, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 103657
John Chandler to Henry Dearborn about coasting law and its potential repeal, Monmouth, 1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: Monmouth; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 22589
Souvenir of the U.S.A.T. Kilpatrick, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Media: Paper over metal covered with plastic
Item 6823
Irving Pinansky Bar Mitzvah portrait, Portland, 1929
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 102282
Neal Dow regarding the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, Portland, 1849
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849-10-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 21063
Franklin Pierce on Maine, New Hampshire politics, 1834
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Hillsborough; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 102124
James Monroe to John Holmes regarding the Treaty of Ghent, 1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816-01-24 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper