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LC Subject Heading: Health Care

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 108659

Hospital Island, Westport Island, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1908 Location: Westport Island; Edgecomb Media: Photographic print

Item 20127

Surgeon, chiropodist advertisement, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 82306

Permission for Capt. Webb to enter hospital, Portland, 1828

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13259

Act concerning females army nurses, 1861

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1861 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31684

Temporary medical center, Lubec, ca. 1965, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 82305

Expenses for treating family with smallpox, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15940

Dr. Millard Nickerson Home, 863 Main Street, Sanford, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 20384

Dorothy (Stevens) Dore, Fryeburg, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 20386

Blood transfusion apparatus, Fryeburg, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal

Item 20394

Asapto Bulb Syringe, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Glass, rubber

Item 20396

Stethoscope, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal/rubber

Item 20400

Reflex Hammer, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal, rubber

Item 36615

Chamberlin Administration Building, Hebron, ca. 1914

Courtesy of David Sanderson, an individual partner Date: circa 1914 Location: Hebron Media: Photographic print

Item 66284

Old Folks Home, Bath, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bath Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 65107

Letter on poor hospital care, Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-14 Location: Alexandria; South Manchester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13240

Sarah Sampson, Bath, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1860 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 20383

Dr. Kenneth E. Dore, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 20387

Home Delivery Baby Scales, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal

Item 20388

Delivery forceps, Fryeburg, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal

Item 20389

After Coming Head Forceps, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal, wood

Item 20390

Insulin Syringe, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal, glass

Item 20391

Circular Trephine Saw for Skull, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal

Item 20392

Ethyl Chloride, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal, ethyl chloride

Item 20393

Childen's pills, Fryeburg, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Glass, tablets