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Keywords: War widows

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 76036

Mary Calderwood pension certificate, Augusta, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Vinalhaven Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76035

Calderwood pension certificate, Augusta, 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867 Location: Vinalhaven Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28472

Civil War letter, George Pepper, 1862

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1862-05-23 Location: Bath; York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100579

Civil War belt buckle, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1862 Media: Brass

Item 100650

Caroline Ann Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Minneapolis Media: Carte de visite

Item 76034

Letter concerning widow's pension, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Vinalhaven; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100510

Betsey H. Carsley request for information on brothers, Saco, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1889 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 18045

War pension certificate, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925-09-10 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100699

Caroline Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Minneapolis Media: Photographic print

Item 13970

Lt. Col. Thomas Davee Chamberlain, 1865

Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 100983

Caroline Washburn Holmes, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1860 Media: Photographic print

Item 100575

Freeland Holmes letter to Caroline Ann Washburn, Virginia, 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-07-25 Location: Harrison's Landing Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61680

Widow's request for assistance, Bath, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100678

Caroline Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Minneapolis Media: Photographic print

Item 65108

Anna Weed letter offering services as nurse, Carmel, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-19 Location: Carmel Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80973

Ruth Mayhew letter to Rebecca Usher, Ottawa, Kansas, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Hollis; Ottawa Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99118

Lizzie Howard to Gen. O.O. Howard, Leeds, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100358

William "Napoleon" Thomas, Rumford Center, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 100692

Samuel Washburn on reporting for duty, LeRay, New York 1863

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1863-01-12 Location: Le Ray Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81017

Rebecca Usher on history of military hospital, Pennsylvania, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Chester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 33661

Checkley House Hotel, Scarborough, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1938 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

Item 61842

Request for information about injured soldier, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 60172

Letter on behalf of ill soldier, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22428

Alice Greele's tavern, Portland, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Pencil, pen on paper