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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 14425
Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 19349
Black Hawk and Jursha Snell Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Houlton Media: Oil painting
Item 20784
Black Point, Scarborough, ca. 1633 - 1728
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1633 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper, map
Item 100052
John O. Crummett letter about Black soldiers, war, Kentucky, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: China Media: Ink on paper
Item 22284
Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1861 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 135726
Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print (edited)
Item 4268
William Black canteen, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Tin
Item 11951
Abby Tilton, Skowhegan, ca. 1907
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1907 Location: Skowhegan Media: Black Ink on buff art paper
Item 11862
Black Hawk Putnam's certificate of nonliability, 1863
Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1863-09-25 Location: Houlton; Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 105221
Market Square on the Fourth of July, Houlton, ca. 1897
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1897 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 15012
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Media: Photographic print
Item 108716
"The Meeting House 2; All Present" by Daniel Minter, Portland, 2020
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 67667
Black troops in camp, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Digital image of stereograph
Item 29357
Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in Scarborough, 1676
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1676 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 35011
John and Sarah Williams Young, Hallowell, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Hallowell Media: Ambrotype
Item 6644
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Pontchartrain Media: Iron
Item 104435
James Davis of the 9th Maine Regiment, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Plymouth; Black Island Media: Ambrotype
Item 64474
John Sheahan, 1st Cavalry, on desire for commission in Black troops, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Warrenton Media: Ink on paper
Item 105656
Green wool dress with red satin and black braid details, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: wool, cotton, silk, metal
Item 73
Chadwick brothers, Portland, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 102631
"Creation" cuff bracelet by Jason Brown, Bangor, 2016
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016 Location: Bangor Media: Copper, brown ash
Item 12363
Chapel of Our Savior, Brunswick, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print
Item 9821
Dr. Salustiano Fanduiz, Brunswick, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1895 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photograph, print
Item 11775
Trelawny Black Point Deed, 1631
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1631 Location: Scarborough; Scarborough Media: Ink on vellum