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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 78961

Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 82179

Girls at St Joseph's School, Auburn, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1890 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 100535

David James to Moses Greenleaf on slate, New York, 1834

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Greenport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103174

Colin Dunn's map of Westport Island, 1935

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1935-02-01 Location: Westport Island Media: Ink on paper

Item 135685

Town of Deering, Record of Naturalization Papers, 1873–1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873–1898 Location: Deering Media: ink on paper

Item 148586

Mustafa Fuat Kasem in Biddeford rooms, Biddeford, 1915

Contributed by: Original owned by Henry A. Kasem through McArthur Public Library Date: 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 148590

Mustafa Fouad (Fuat), Henry Kasem, Albania, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Original owned by Henry A. Kasem through McArthur Public Library Date: 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 43318

Americanization class, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 28425

Patrick Sheriden naturalization certificate, Portland, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848-10-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28426

Patrick Kerr naturalization certificate, Portland, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-08-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28439

Michael Dailey naturalization certificate, Portland, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-09-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102683

Laura Val, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2009 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 82279

Alcohol use permit for Dr. Giguère, Lewiston, 1922

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1922 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 88015

Woodland Cash Store, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Woodland Media: Glass Negative

Item 102158

William Hooper on the death of a friend, North Carolina, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-10-14 Location: Masonborough; Hillsborough Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108736

Front Street, Bath, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1897 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 102706

Lavon and Popkins Zakarian, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 28472

Civil War letter, George Pepper, 1862

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1862-05-23 Location: Bath; York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61844

Fish factory workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 81166

Pike Street construction, Westbrook, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 148587

Komisioni I Shoqerise Fetare Mohemedene Shqiptare [Founders of Biddeford's first mosque], 1915

Contributed by: Original owned by Henry A. Kasem through McArthur Public Library Date: 1915 Location: Biddeford

Item 20625

New Sweden, ca. 1935

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 102650

Jose Castaneda, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2009 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Item 102734

Annie Meehan Dailey and Michael Dailey, Portland, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Tintype