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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 102168

Phillip Livingston to George Clinton regarding criminal court case, New York, 1778

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-03-04 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102170

Thomas McKean to Benjamin Franklin regarding Fontaine de Brassine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1786

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786-12-09 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102184

Richard Stockton regarding details of a court case, New Jersey, 1774

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1774-10-03 Location: Morven Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102255

Prohibition liquor hiding techniques: Victrola before, Portland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 102256

Victrola converted into liquor storage, Portland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative

Mystery Corner Item

Item 102257

Man with cigar revealing secret liquor stash, Portland, ca. 1922

Mystery Corner Item Does anyone know who this man is?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative

Item 104542

Contraband Canadian liquor, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 148339

Moving Chapman Bank millions, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-02-08 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Item 102674

Winston Williams, Warren, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Warren Media: Digital photograph

Item 192

Ku Klux Klan outfit, Hollis, 1963

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1963-08-04 Location: Hollis Center Media: Photographic print

Item 4313

Walter Hustus at Stalag 17-B, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Gneixendorf Media: Photographic print

Item 6037

Police siren, Portland, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron

Item 7347

Prisoner of war letters, 1757

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1757-08-09 Location: Kittery; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7848

Spanish prisoners, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery Media: Photoprint

Item 7849

Spanish prisoners of war, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 7850

Spanish prisoners of war on Seavey's Island, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 7851

Arrival of Spanish prisoners of war, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery Media: Photoprint

Item 7852

Prisoners at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery Media: Photoprint

Item 7855

Departure of Spanish prisoners of war, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 7861

Admirals Cervera and Carpenter, Kittery, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

Item 9200

Abner Small prison diary, 1864-1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864–1865 Location: Petersburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10271

Letter to Peleg Wadsworth from John Campbell, Aug. 14, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-08-14 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10801

Peleg Wadsworth to wife about wound and imprisonment, Castine, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-02-19 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10802

Letter from Peleg Wadsworth to wife, Betsey about prison, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-02-20 Location: Portland; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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