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LC Subject Heading: Missions--Maine

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 7580

Letter from Oliver Brown to Abiel Holmes, 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1825-11-17 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6899

Old Shaker Mill Wheel, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1905

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1905 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 6909

Loading Hay into the Cow Barn, Alfred, ca. 1910

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1910 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a print

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 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 7324

Letter inviting Rev. M. Baxter to move to Brunswick, 1717

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1717 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 35546

Shaker buildings, Alfred, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Parsons Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Alfred Media: Phototransparency

Item 7918

Chapel bell, Norridgewock, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Location: Norridgewock Media: Copper alloy, photoprint

Item 6735

Birds'-eye view of Alfred Shaker community, 1880

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1880-01-29 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from an illustration- camera obscura/lucida

Item 6740

Stone Dwelling House, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1915 Location: Poland Media: Slide from a glass negative

Item 6748

Second Dwelling House, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1903

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1903 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 8812

'A Concise Statement' Shaker document, 1963

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1790 Location: New Lebanon Media: Paper

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Item 6624

Cow Barn, Alfred Shakers, ca. 1905

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1905 Location: Alfred Media: Photographic print, glass plate negative

Item 6730

Shakers at winter sale, Poland Spring Resort, ca. 1920

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1920 Location: Poland Media: Photographic print

Item 6732

Pageant, Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1912

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1912 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 6733

Sisters and girls, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1902

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1902 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from glass negative

Item 6734

Christmas Tree and Sister Mamie Curtis, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 1916

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1916-12-25 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 6737

Brother Stephen Gowen, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1910

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1910 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a print

Item 6738

Going Blueberrying, Alfred, ca. 1915

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1915 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a film negative

Item 6741

Shaker group portrait, ca. 1893

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1889-08-15 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from a photograph

Item 6742

Alfred Shakers, Old Orchard, ca. 1900

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Slide from a tintype

Item 6744

Sisters and young girls, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1927

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1927 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a glass-plate negative

Item 6746

View of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 1879

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1879-12-18 Location: New Gloucester Media: Slide from illustration-camera obscura/lucida

Item 6751

Views of Shaker Village at Sabbathday Lake, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print