LC Subject Heading: Wars
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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 71042
Letter to Col. Shepley on circumstances in New Orleans, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-02 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 71046
Edwin Stanton instructions to Col. George Shepley, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 71170
Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: 1885 Location: Togus Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 76133
Horatio Jose on Portland business opportunities, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Boston; Worcester Media: Ink on paper
Item 85611
Original label on wooden gunpowder keg, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham Media: Paper, wood
Item 98556
Oriental Powder Mills gunpowder flask, Windham, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Tin
Item 98557
Oriental Powder Company lithograph, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Gorham; Windham Media: Ink on paper
Item 98559
Gambo Powder Mills test rifle, Windham, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Steel, wood
Item 99132
Gambo Dam, Oriental Powder Mills, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Photographic print
Item 99133
Charcoal House, Oriental Powder Mills, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Photographic print
Item 99135
Oriental Powder Mills buildings, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Gorham; Windham Media: Photographic print
Item 99277
William H. Jackson letter requesting employee exemption from Civil War draft, 1862
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-09-02 Location: Windham; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 100582
Samuel Washburn on Chancellorsville, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862 Location: City Point Media: Ink on paper
Item 100615
William King Kimball, Rumford Point, 1861
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1861 Location: Rumford Media: Carte de visite
Item 100655
Israel Washburn on battle of Malvern Hills, Portland, 1864
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1864-05-21 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 100681
Israel Washburn on Republicanism, Augusta, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-01-28 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 100692
Samuel Washburn on reporting for duty, LeRay, New York 1863
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1863-01-12 Location: Le Ray Media: Ink on paper
Item 100697
Samuel Washburn describes "USS Galena," Connecticut, 1862, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-04-16 Location: Mystic Bridge Media: Ink on paper
Item 100701
Samuel Washburn request for command, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-01-28 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 100702
Samuel Washburn on desire to be a Navy captain, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-02-11 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 100739
Samuel Washburn request for ship's command, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-03-22 Media: Ink on paper
Item 100971
Samuel Washburn on rebel attack at City Point, Virginia, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-06-18 Location: City Point Media: Ink on paper
Item 101032
Israel Washburn on prohibition of inter-state slave trade, Portland, 1864
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1864-07-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 105854
Robert Holley, North Yarmouth, 1942
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print
