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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 28015

Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: 1903 Location: Farmington; Strong Media: Ink on paper

Item 6048

Star and compass ditty box, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland Media: Pine

Item 6235

Haydn's 'Creation' program, Portland, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882-06-07 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 6239

Passamaquoddy basket, Clara and Rocky Keezer, ca. 1993

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1993 Location: Perry Media: Split ash and sweet grass, Digital photograph

Item 6633

Loons Point, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1915

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1915 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print

Item 6881

B-flat fife, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Brass, walnut or rosewood

Item 6890

Home for Thanksgiving, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Media: Oil on canvas or board

Item 7175

Painting of Hermann Kotzschmar, Portland, 1895

Contributed by: First Parish in Portland Date: 1895 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 29170

Philomatheon Club, Westbrook Seminary, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Abplanalp Library, UNE Date: circa 1911 Location: Portland Media: Photograph on postcard

Item 1505

Capt. Elijah Green and Rev. Elijah Kellogg, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 6770

Norway Memorial Library postcard with poem from Hortense Gardner Gregg Gates, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Norway Memorial Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Norway Media: postcard

Item 8740

Glove of Artemus Ward, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Photographic print

Item 9725

Charles A. Stephens Laboratory postcard, ca. 1921

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1921 Location: Norway Media: Postcard

Item 9783

Kate Douglas Wiggin residence, Hollis, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hollis Center Media: Print from glass negative

Item 9981

Elisabeth Farr reading with children, Lovell, 1975

Contributed by: Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Date: 1975 Location: Lovell Media: Photographic print

Item 14933

Captain Benjamin Thompson, Winterport, ca. 1900

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Winterport Media: Photograph on cardboard

Item 23810

Old Dyer Library Shelf Stacks, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 27976

Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

Item 29067

Kendall's Bookstore, Biddeford, 1899

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1899 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 29297

Sally Wood cross-stitch bookmark, Kennebunk, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Kennebunk Media: Fabric

Item 33326

Joseph T. & Ella Jordan Mason home, Biddeford, 1896

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 48373

Ethel Mae Colby, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 74941

Lawrance Thompson lecture announcement, Portland, 1939

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper