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Category: People, National Figures

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 10586

Canteen, ca. 1790

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1790 Location: Thomaston; Mercer Media: Wood

Item 16523

Unveiling of Knox Tablet, Thomaston, 1903

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1903-07-25 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 17282

Lillian Nordica as Violetta, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: circa 1888 Location: Farmington; San Francisco Media: Photographic print

Item 33814

Captain Mattie Pinette, Eisenhower's secretary, Washington, D.C., 1944

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 103981

Ethel Leginska, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103982

Conductor Ethel Leginska, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 105113

Babe Ruth signing autographs, Portland, 1926

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

Item 7728

Political cartoon about Greeley, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Media: Ink on paper

Item 7954

Benedict Arnold to George Washington, Oct. 27, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-27 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 149

Lieut. General William Pepperrell, ca. 1740

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: Kittery Media: Photographic print

Item 1051

Buffalo Bill Cody, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1887 Location: London Media: Photographic print

Item 1327

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Freeman, May 6, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-06 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1504

E.B. White, ca. 1952

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1952 Media: Photographic print

Item 4273

Abraham Lincoln, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Media: Photographic print

Item 5867

Swearing in Kenneth M. Curtis, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979 Media: Photographic print

Item 7281

George Washington, ca. 1796

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1796 Location: Portland Media: Engraving, lithograph

Item 7282

Apotheosis of George Washington, 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1799 Location: Portland Media: Engraving, lithograph

Item 7384

Washington bicentennial bronze medallion, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932 Media: Bronze

Item 7812

Commodore Robert Peary and Mrs. Peary, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Harpswell Media: Card photograph

Item 8661

Clarence E. Mulford, Fryeburg, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Fryeburg Public Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 8663

Spuren in Canon book jacket, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Fryeburg Public Library Date: circa 1924 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

Item 8664

Illustration from the Coming of Cassidy, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Fryeburg Public Library Date: 1913 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

Item 8668

Clarence E. Mulford, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Fryeburg Public Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photoprint

Item 8669

Yo're a liar illustration, 1913

Contributed by: Fryeburg Public Library Date: 1913 Location: Fryeburg; Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper