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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 55196

Blue marlin at the L.C. Bates Museum, Fairfield, ca. 1955

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1955 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 144

Third Maine Regiment Flag, ca. 1822

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Media: Textile

Item 11845

Wadsworth-Longfellow House souvenir vase, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Porcelain

Item 6806

Second Parish quilt detail, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Cotton

Item 7657

Portland Rifle Corps hat and belt, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Leather, brass, fur, wool, satin

Item 1478

Fireman's tournament badge, Rockland, 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Rockland Media: Ribbon

Item 7659

Portland Rifle Corps uniform, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Wool, brass

Item 11900

Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Cambridge Media: Bone china

Item 10529

Frederic W Higgins Coffin Plate, 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849 Media: Tin, pine cones

Item 23344

Maine Historical Society Library attendance box, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Portland Media: Wood, brass

Item 7901

Authors group lithograph, 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Media: Lithograph

Item 6650

Penobscot root club, Poland Springs, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Poland Spring Media: Birch, paint

Item 4256

William Albert Turner infantry sword, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Metal, wood

Item 4260

Granville F. Sparrow sword, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Steel, leather, brass, chamois

Item 4262

Light cavalry saber, 1859

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1859 Media: Iron, brass, leather, wood

Item 4259

John Marshall Brown sword, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Iron

Item 4261

Light cavalry saber, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Bowdoinham Media: Brass, leather, iron

Item 4263

Light cavalry saber, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Brass, leather, steel

Item 5436

Civil War musket, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Media: Iron, beechwood

Item 6045

Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Painted wood, calf's skin

Item 6641

Compass, Westbrook, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800 Location: Westbrook Media: Metal, paper, wood

Item 6396

Crazy quilt, Camden, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Camden Media: Satin, velvet, silk

Item 4141

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow miniature, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Paint on ivory in brass frame

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