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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 34255

Parade, Lincoln, ca. 1930

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

Item 82253

Main Street, Decoration Day, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Item 104551

Parade on Main Street, Biddeford, ca. 1948

Courtesy of Norman Delage, an individual partner Date: circa 1948 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic Print

Item 30971

Memorial Day Parade, Guilford, 1911

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1911-05-30 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 11175

Veterans Day, Augusta, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-11-12 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 15640

Bliss sisters, Durham, July 4, 1936

Contributed by: Durham Historical Society Date: 1936-07-04 Location: Durham Media: Photographic print

Item 34264

Lincoln Parade, ca. 1930

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

Item 68443

Letter from Miriam Haley to her husband William, 1865

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1865-07-02 Location: Sebago; Portland; Bridgton Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 69790

Students in Valentine costumes, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1922 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 20420

Raymond Wheeler Stowell's letter to his mother, 1918

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26849

Christmas at CCC Jefferson Camp, 1933

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: 1933-12-25 Location: Jefferson Media: Photographic print

Item 4137

Love's yearning valentine, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Paper

Item 33576

Interior of St. John's Episcopal Church, Bangor, 1895

Contributed by: St. John's Episcopal Church through Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 148452

Letter from Santa to Charles & Ernest Longfellow, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1853 Location: Cambridge Media: Ink on paper

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Item 4136

Doily valentine, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Paper

Item 10950

Santa relaxing, Augusta, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-12-15 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 19420

Ladies Tableaux playbill, Saco, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6732

Pageant, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1912

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1912 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 4129

Shoe valentine, 1883-1884

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883–1884 Media: Paper

Item 4134

Mechanical valentine, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Paper

Item 5672

Christmas card from the Portland Company, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869-11-29 Media: Colored ink on paper

Item 72561

Charles Cole to his family, Virginia, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Sebago; Standish; Arlington Heights; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81354

Girls in Easter outfits, Dixfield, ca. 1956

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1956 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 67731

Christmas at St Joseph's Orphanage, Lewiston, 1946

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1946 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print