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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 34733

John Marshall Brown private notebook, 1862-1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862–1863 Media: Ink on paper, leather

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Item 74150

'Manual of Penmanship,' 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887 Media: Ink on paper

Item 74468

Telegraph relay, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, brass, cast iron

Item 74773

Rural electrification brochure, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Media: Ink on paper

Item 77897

Letter from Corinne Sawyer to Sandra E. Walker, 1958

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1958-04-25 Location: Camden; Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 78945

Slate Quarry employees, Monson, ca. 1930

Mystery Corner Item Help identify these slate quarry workers

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 100402

Letter regarding Pittsfield's Civil War enlistment quotas, Augusta, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1862-09-03 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102692

Smith House, West Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 102697

West Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 110565

Circa 1790s "Manikin dolls" illustration, Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Location: Portland Media: watercolor, ink on paper

Item 135684

Portland Voter Registrations, 1891–1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891–1902 Location: Portland Media: ink on paper

Item 64407

Sheriff's Association pickets, Portland, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-03-23 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 76611

Horatio Jose on ordnance paperwork, Portland, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Norfolk; Portland; Bayou Boeuf; Ship Island Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61836

Presentation letter by Walter Cary, Houlton, 1940

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1837–1844 Location: Houlton; New Salem Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1509

Mary Ellen Chase, author of Silas Crockett, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Media: Photographic print

Item 5626

Strike at St. Regis Paper, Bucksport, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 5651

Mary Niles, Presque Isle, 1974

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 5861

Aerial view of Ellsworth, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-11-28 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 5862

United Paperworkers International strike, Rumford, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-07-29 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 5865

Kenneth M. Curtis, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-05-28 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 5866

Edmund S. Muskie, Kennebunkport, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-04-29 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 5867

Swearing in Kenneth M. Curtis, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979 Media: Photographic print

Item 7024

Lewiston City Hall interior, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 10452

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engines 142 and 172, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Media: Photographic print