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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 25680

Indian attacks, Brunswick area, 1756

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1756 Location: Brunswick; Topsham Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.

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Item 111719

Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1661-10-27 Media: Ink on vellum
This record contains 2 images.

Item 1185

Tented settlement, Jaffa, Palestine, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Jonesport Media: Photographic print

Item 5765

Troop instructions from Governor Shute about Wabanaki, 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1721-08-09 Media: Paper

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Item 135882

Manuscript map of Maine, 1761

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1761 Media: Ink on paper

Item 5335

Brunswick and Topsham, ca. 1730

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1730 Location: Brunswick; Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 5749

John Sawyer letter to Rev. William Jenks about Penobscot agriculture, 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810-11-30 Location: Bangor Media: Paper

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Item 11719

"Maquoit," Brunswick, 1740

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1740-06-04 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Item 149687

Map of Maine, ca. 1831

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1831 Media: Ink on paper

Item 40466

Maine Centennial parade, Fort St. George float, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland; Phippsburg Media: Glass Negative

Item 22516

William Pepperrell on debt settlement, 1748

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1745 Location: Kittery; Louisbourg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 4324

Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers, ca. 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1720 Media: Ink on paper

Item 100356

St. Sauveur mission, Mount Desert, ca. 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1866 Media: Pencil on paper

Item 4316

Plan of J. Robinson lot, Topsham, 1761

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1761 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Item 122886

Plymouth Company Records, box 5/18, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Augusta; Belgrade; Canaan; Hallowell; Sidney; Wiscasset Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 42 images.

Item 122912

Plymouth Company Records, box 7/8, 1810–1811

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810–1811 Location: Augusta; Canaan; Clinton; Fairfax; Washington; Waterville Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 81 images.

Item 5764

William Lithgow to Spencer Phips on treaties with Wabanaki Tribes, 1751

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1751-07-09 Location: Richmond Media: Paper

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Item 108655

Fort Augusta and annex at Small Point, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

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

Item 25387

Thomas Westbrook letter to William Pepperrell about ship masts, York, 1734

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1734 Location: York; Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6360

Samuel de Champlain, ca. 1600

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1600 Media: Ink on paper

Item 7350

Letter about Abenaki village raid, 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1721-01-21 Location: Norridgewock; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 122793

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/8, 1752–1753

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1752–1753 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Damariscotta; Frankfor\t; Frankfort; Herrington; Litchfield; Pemaquid; Portland; Richmond; Townsend Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 67 images.

Item 122794

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/9, ca. 1753

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1753 Location: Dresden Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 52 images.

Item 122795

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/9a, ca. 1753

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1753 Location: Dresden; Wiscasset Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 42 images.