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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 36070
Capt. John Curtis letter from Mobile, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Mobile; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
Item 11952
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letter to George S. Hillard, 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837-12-21 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 53879
Letter from G.W. Hinckley to Mildred Burrage, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Fairfield; Kennebunkport Media: Ink on paper
Item 54857
World War I Monument, Fairfield, ca. 1935
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1935 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 31873
Letter on coronation of Czar Alexander II, Moscow, 1856
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856 Location: Saint Petersburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 68614
Ella Cole to brother Charles, Sebago, 1862, 1962
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1962-11-16 Location: Sebago Media: Ink on paper
Item 60172
Letter on behalf of ill soldier, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Ink on paper
Item 80960
Martha Osgood letter on visits from friends, Hollis, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Hollis Media: Ink on paper
Item 68021
Horatio Cole writes to Charles Cole, 1865
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1865-10-05 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 26514
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810 Location: York Media: Gold, pearls, hair, glass
Item 80736
Handkerchief box, Passamaquoddy, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1880 Media: Birch bark, ash, pine, twine
Item 25174
Samantha Smith and Natasha Kashirina, Leningrad, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Media: Photographic print
Item 52959
William Adams from Camp Franklin, Virginia, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Casco; Franklin Media: Ink on paper
Item 52964
W.B. Adams on Thanksgiving box, Virginia, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Casco; Alexandria Media: Ink on paper
Item 25536
D.D. Coombs letter about Poland water, Auburn, 1880
Contributed by: Poland Spring Preservation Society Date: 1880 Location: Poland Spring Media: Ink on paper, postcard
Item 25221
John Marshall Brown to sister, South Carolina, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Folly Island; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 80355
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Red clay
Item 52894
William Adams to sister on military routines, Virginia, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Casco; Alexandria Media: Ink on paper
Item 76128
Request for information on soldier, Calais, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Calais; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 54466
W.B. Adams on expense of furlough, Virginia, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Ink on paper
Item 9185
Mother's day V-mail from Joseph Walker, San Francisco, 1944
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1944-04-30 Location: Norway; San Francisco Media: Ink and pencil on paper
Item 102299
Sumner Cobb writes from Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-11 Location: Louisville; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 76122
Bangor women's donations for soldiers, Boston, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 55495
Pvt. John Sheahan on importance of letters, Washington, D.C., 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Washington; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
