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Keywords: Relics

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 83697

Civil War shell relics, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Lead

Item 82259

Lead bullet relic, Gaines Mill, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Lead

Item 83773

Confederate spurs, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Brass

Item 8950

Letter from Elizabeth Wadsworth to her father, Peleg Wadsworth, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-24 Location: Portland; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8954

Peleg Wadsworth writes to his daughter, Elizabeth, Philadelphia, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-12 Location: Philadelphia; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8952

Copy of Peleg Wadsworth letter to Martha Washington, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-03-26 Location: Portland; Mount Vernon; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20145

Notice of museum auction, Portland, 1839

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8946

Letter to Peleg Wadsworth with Washington hair, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-05 Location: Mount Vernon; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8947

Letter from Peleg Wadsworth to Elizabeth Wadsworth, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-05-03 Location: Philadelphia; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8951

Letter from Elizabeth Wadsworth to her father, Peleg Wadsworth, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-01-19 Location: Portland; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8953

Note by Elizabeth Wadsworth about the lock of George Washington's hair, ca. 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1802 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8948

Copy of thank you letter, Peleg Wadsworth to Tobias Lear, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-12 Location: Philadelphia; Mount Vernon Media: Ink on paper

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Item 84243

Confederate canteen, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Wood, leather, metal

Item 80725

Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca. 1884

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1884 Location: Indian Island; Old Town Media: Postcard

Item 80726

Frank "Big Thunder" Loring, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Indian Island; Old Town Media: Postcard

Item 82302

Preble House, Great Cranberry Island, 2011

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 2011 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Digital image

Item 84253

Civil War cigar relic, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Media: Tobacco, paper

Item 22915

The Fogg Block, Bridge Street, Springvale, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 71790

Knox Memorial, Thomaston, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Thomaston Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 82258

Flag relic, 16th Maine, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Silk, bullion

Item 100155

Fire relic teacup, Portland, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Earthenware

Item 4257

Militia noncommissioned officer's sword, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Media: Leather, brass, bone, steel

Item 11262

Piling Fragment from Sewall's Bridge, York, ca. 1756

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1756 Location: York; York Media: Oak

Item 66963

Fort Halifax in disrepair, Winslow, ca. 1873

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: circa 1873 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print