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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 6547

Kickapoo medicine show, Fryeburg Fair, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photoprint

Item 31178

Steeves' Maine Patent Medicine Warehouse, Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 70491

Mabee Drug paregoric preparation, Lubec, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Lubec Media: Capped glass bottle

Item 29186

All Humbug, Dr. Clearwater patent medicine advertisement, Hallowell, ca. 1935

Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Date: circa 1935 Location: Hallowell Media: Text

Item 28979

Medicine kit, Portland, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Wood, glass, metal

Item 104255

Medicinal recipe for Phthisis Pulmonalis, Hallowell, 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1802-10-19 Location: Hallowell; Mt. Vernon Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6963

Surgical kit, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779 Media: Leather, metal, tortoise shell

Item 29190

Henry Pope Clearwater, Hallowell, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 104318

Cure for heaves, lameness, and eye inflammation in a horse, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104298

Remedy for a cow with milk fever, Westbrook, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873-12-31 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

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Item 57194

Dr. DaCosta Bennet and family, Lubec, ca. 1931, ca. 1931

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1931 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 104303

Cure for cancer, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 30898

Southgate Mansion, Scarborough, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 29391

Webber's Drugstore bottle, Bath, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Bath Media: Glass

Item 57184

Dr. Eben Bennet, Lubec, ca. 1910, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Trimmed photograph on mat

Item 99377

Rheumatism and poultice recipe, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Leeds Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 57197

The Bennets, Lubec, ca. 1934, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 36824

Dr. Bennet’s house, Lubec, ca. 1895, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 57185

Dr. Eben Bennet, Lubec, ca. 1910, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 10696

Title page of book on digestion, Bath, 1833

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1822 Location: Bath Media: book, Ink on paper

Item 57196

Dr. Eben Bennet, Lubec, ca. 1915, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 11818

Dr. Greenleaf Wilber home, Skowhegan, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1875 Location: Skowhegan Media: Digital image taken of a book page

Item 98632

Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, Belfast, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Belfast Media: Carte de visite

Item 6472

Fresh air cottage, Eliot, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Eliot Baha'i Archives Date: circa 1900 Location: Eliot Media: Phototransparency