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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 14051

Murder weapon, Bucksport, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bucksport Media: Wood, metal

Item 103970

Soldiers firing breechloading rifle at Battery Blair, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative

Item 149968

Lieutenant Henry Fortune holding Turner murder weapon, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Item 16369

Cavalry sword of Ephraim H. Taylor, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Metal, Leather

Item 4253

Dagger crafted in the Libby Prison, Virginia, by a prisoner of war, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Richmond Media: Metal, leather

Item 18532

C.W.S. Demonstration at Dow Field, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-07-26 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 103946

Roland Norcross, Winthrop, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-21 Location: Winthrop Media: Glass Negative

Item 18533

Thermate Demonstration, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-07-26 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 11205

Judge James L. Reid, Augusta, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-03-08 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 98558

Civil War bayonet with leather scabbard, Windham, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Windham Media: brass, leather

Item 84638

Springfield musket, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Media: Iron, brass, wood

Mystery Corner Item

Item 102491

Disappearing gun at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1917

Mystery Corner Item Can you identify either man in this photograph?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 23135

Spanish American War Scene, 1898

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1898 Media: Photographic print

Item 17521

Weapons depot, Brunswick Naval Air Station, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1943 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 102427

National Guardmen pose next to disappearing gun at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, 1917

Mystery Corner Item Can you identify any of the men in this photograph?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 1040

Mustering Spanish-American War, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 16368

Ephram Taylor Colt revolver, 1862

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Metal, wood

Item 100586

Freeland Holmes' Civil War sword and scabbard, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1862 Media: Metal and Leather

Item 23477

Passamaquoddy rootclub, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1880 Media: Wood

Item 26901

Cock or Hammer From A Flintlock Musket, Pemaquid, 1690

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1690 Location: Bristol Media: Iron

Item 26908

Lockplate From A Flintlock Musket, Briston, ca. 1690

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1690–1720 Location: Bristol Media: Iron

Item 27000

Cross Guard For a Plug Bayonet, ca. 1690

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1690 Location: Bristol Media: Metal

Item 34468

Civil War bayonet, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Metal

Item 84640

Civil War bayonet, ca. 1864

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