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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 100926

Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1851-09-25 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 102185

Thomas Stone giving advice to brother, Annapolis, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-10-03 Location: Annapolis; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102212

Marguerite Waterman Cobb's nightdress, Portland, ca. 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1928 Location: Portland Media: Rayon

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Item 103792

Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-12-15 Location: Sargent's Purchase Media: Glass Negative

Item 105259

Construction of Maine Medical Center, Portland, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 6913

Students, teachers, Alfred Shaker Village, 1885

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1885 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from an original photograph

Item 6901

Sisters Working on Fancy Goods, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1902

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1902 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 9993

Barrell Family pitcher, ca. 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1804 Location: York Media: Ceramic

Item 16964

Bailey home, Baileyville, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Alexander-Crawford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Woodland Media: Photographic print

Item 20270

Wabanaki deed to Richard Wharton, 1684

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1684-07-07 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31137

Moses J. Haines, Biddeford, 1862

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1862 Location: Biddeford; Saco; Portland Media: Photograph, ink on paper

Item 54119

Grange #434, Lubec, 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Kodachrome slide

Item 78958

Somes Sound Schoolhouse, with students on front steps, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 80500

Intersection of Main Street and Weld Street, Dixfield, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 87995

Church at Roque Bluffs, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Roque Bluffs Media: Glass Negative

Item 98821

Maine Broiler Day, Belfast, 1949

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1949 Location: Belfast Media: Glass Negative

Item 98893

Lucretia Sewall on Portland economy, neighbors, 1837

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839 Location: Portland; New York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99266

Iron Point View, North Haven, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: North Haven Media: Glass Negative

Item 100908

John Millett on Pittsfield Civil War enlistment quotas, Pittsfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-07-20 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102070

Early map of Lewiston, Auburn and Minot, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Auburn; Lewiston; Minot Media: Ink on paper

Item 29079

Hotel Nemattano, Lubec, 1891

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper, envelope

Item 66609

Map of Mt. Desert Island printed on postcard, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 112089

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 6, 1730-1821

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1730–1821 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Bowdoinham; Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Ink on paper