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LC Subject Heading: Indians of North America

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 105640

Scenes in the State of Maine, 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Media: Ink on paper

Item 23445

Reconstructed ceramic pot, ca. 700 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 700 BCE Location: Auburn Media: Clay

Item 23446

Iron axe head, Auburn, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1700 Location: Auburn Media: Iron

Item 23448

Blocked-end tubes, East Machias, ca. 550 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 550 BCE Location: Machias Media: Stone

Item 23488

Native American snowshoe, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 1900 Media: Wood, leather

Item 80734

Comb basket, Wabanaki, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Ash splints, sweetgrass, dye

Item 7505

Indian thimble, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Norridgewock Media: Animal skin

Item 80723

Trying out blubber, 1880

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: 1880 Media: Printed material

Item 7532

Glooskap looking at the whale smoking his pipe, 1884

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Media: Ink on paper

Item 7536

Wampum beads, East Machias, ca. 1000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1000 Location: East Machias Media: Shell

Item 80727

Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Indian Island; Old Town Media: Postcard

Item 80750

Miniature camp scene, Wabanaki, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Ash splints, sweetgrass, dye

Item 5968

Penobscot Tribal members, Sugarloaf Mountain, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-12-07 Location: Carrabassett Media: Photographic print

Item 7481

Request for help defending against Indians, 1644

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1644-07-25 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9305

Indian loyalty oath, 1684

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1684 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14429

Fancy basket, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Portsmouth Media: Ash, dye

Item 16688

Nine Children in Costumes, Sanford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 23327

Synopsis of Indian Hieroglyphics, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23328

Indian Hieroglyphics, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23447

Spear point, Hallowell, ca. 550 BCE

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 550 BCE Location: Hallowell Media: Stone

Item 23477

Passamaquoddy rootclub, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1880 Media: Wood

Item 23497

Bentwood container, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1820 Media: Wood

Item 25006

The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1909 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 80706

Wabanaki encampment, ca. 1000 BCE

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1000 BCE Media: Acrylic on paper