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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 102023

Thomas Robison from Thomas Hodges regarding illegal slave trade, Les Cayes, April 6, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Portland; Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27865

Charter Contract, Schooner Platina, 1845

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1845-05-02 Location: New York; Antwerp Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103126

Benjamin Bullard to Sir William Pepperell on slave trading, Barbados, 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1720-03-15 Location: Bridgetown; Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36412

Captain Harry Kingsbury, York, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: York Media: Oil on wood

Item 7467

Launching of the four-mast bark ROANOKE, Bath, 1892

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1892-09-20 Location: Bath Media: Glass Negative

Item 99325

View of harbor and downtown, Belfast, 1869

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 10718

Flag from the ship Excelsior, 1845

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1985 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 101784

Thomas Reed to Thomas Robison regarding the Caribbean economy and slave market, Sint Eustatius, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Havana Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36411

Portrait of Louise Caroline (Wilcox) Putnam, York, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1856 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas

Item 100301

Letter from J.W. Jones to Robert Tate, West Indies, 1803

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1803-03-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21138

C.J. Herrick Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 104716

Ship "Fannie Tucker," ca. 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Wiscasset Media: Oil on canvas

Item 10679

Schooner Savannah and builders, Kennebunkport, 1901

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1901 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 7468

Tramp steamer WINIFRED, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1898 Media: Glass Negative

Item 101827

"The Owners Ship Eagle in Account Current with Henry Skinner," 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Havana Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34707

Bruce Thurlow with lobster traps, Scarborough, ca. 1953

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1953 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 8863

Six-mast schooner WYOMING, off mouth of Kennebec River, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1909-12-21 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Negative

Item 100333

Portuguese coin, Portland, 1752

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1752 Location: Portland Media: Copper

Item 23421

Canova near New Zealand, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Painting

Item 26636

Dunn & Elliot Company Store, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 8873

Six-mast schooner GEORGE W. WELLS, Camden, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1900 Location: Camden Media: Photographic print

Item 10671

Schooner Julia Frances, Kennebunkport, 1889

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1889 Location: Kennebunkport; Kennebunk Lower Village Media: Photographic print

Item 36583

Ship Builders trade banner, Portland, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen

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Item 11148

William King real estate assessment, ca. 1847

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1847 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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