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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 73336

Edna St. Vincent Millay to Corinne Sawyer, 1914

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1914-05-04 Location: Poughkeepsie; Camden Media: Paper

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Item 109060

Carver Memorial Library, Searsport, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Searsport Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 17023

Plate from Zilpah Wadsworth's dinner set, 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Porcelain

Item 179

Portland Observatory subscriber agreement, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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Item 16832

Birthday scroll, ca. 1970

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Portland Media: Silk

Item 17218

Bar Harbor Fire Department with Toys, 1942

Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: 1942 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 17262

Chair from Diamond Jim Brady to Lillian Nordica, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington; New York Media: Wood, cloth

Item 18699

Building of a ship painting, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Oil on canvas

Item 23788

Josiah Pierce to Hannah Pierce, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Gorham; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25031

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow thank-you note, 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1875 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28418

Anne L. Pierce to P.E. Sanborn, Portland, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Portland; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29424

Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1812 Location: Biddeford; Eliot Media: Silk, velvet, wool, cotton, paper, cotton thread,

Item 35999

Pierce clock, Baldwin, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Wood, metal

Item 77456

Letter of thanks for donation for orphans, Bath, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28598

Site of future Bath City Hall, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1896 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 11676

Henry Knox travel kit, ca. 1790

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1790 Media: Wood, china, metal, glass

Item 12653

Crystal from the mayor of Stockholm, Sweden, ca. 1981

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1981 Location: Stockholm Media: Rock crystal, digital photograph

Item 13981

Label for can of Atlantic water, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Location: Halifax; San Francisco Media: Ink on paper

Item 13982

Atlantic Ocean water label, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: San Francisco; Halifax Media: Ink on paper

Item 15476

The Chestnut Chair, ca. 1876

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1876 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood

Item 15889

The Children's Chair, ca. 1877

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1877 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood. leather

Item 16404

Baseball, Lisbon Falls, 1929

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Cowhide, rubber

Item 17101

William Allen letter to William Winthrop, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Brunswick; Montville Media: Ink on paper, maps

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Item 18348

Portland Police officers help Santa, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative