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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 104486

Lucretia Day Sewall, Portland, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Portland Media: Daguerreotype

Item 28013

Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: circa 1865 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 101005

Parson's house, Westport Island, 1907

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1907 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 100696

Israel Washburn on Civil War compromises, Orono, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-06-27 Location: Orono Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102050

Signed portrait of Algernon Sydney Washburn, Hallowell, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: cabinet photograph

Item 80269

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Franklin, 1850

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1850 Location: Richmond Corner; Westport; Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17181

Peter Sanborn letter to brother, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Readfield; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80294

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from Eliza Hutchings, Boothbay, ca. 1852

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1852 Location: Westport; Boothbay; North Boothbay Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100947

Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 100949

John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 103263

Samuel McGill letter regarding John B. Russwurm's death, Yarmouth, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-09-19 Location: Cape Palmas; North Yarmouth; Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100768

Melville Milliken and children, Scarborough, 1891

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1891 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 6735

Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1880-01-29 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from an illustration- camera obscura/lucida

Item 64331

Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1880 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 23138

Mr. & Mrs. William Alexander, Harpswell, ca. 1889

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 8660

Stephen and Louise Coburn, Skowhegan, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1865 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 101534

Annie May Colby celebrating, Westport, 1944

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1944-05-03 Location: Westport Island; Woolwich; Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 29347

Col. Andrew Dennison, Brunswick, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 100576

Freeland Holmes and Caroline Holmes, Foxcroft, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Foxcroft Media: Daguerreotype

Item 9043

Skowhegan Wheel Club, 1894

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1894 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 6746

View of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 1879

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1879-12-18 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from illustration-camera obscura/lucida