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Historical Items

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Item 18853

The Cheat Detected, ca. 1860

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 100413

Staged card game at Bates College, Lewiston, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Lewiston Media: Glass Negative

Item 105044

English sixpence Queen Elizabeth I coin, Richmond Island, 1590

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1590 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… "the evil one" followed him as he constantly felt cheated by employers for whom he had worked diligently, either when their businesses failed or…"