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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 15758

Prohibition election card, 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911-09-10 Media: Ink on paper

Item 15761

Election ballot, Burnham, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Burnham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15763

James Ames and family, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Media: Postcard

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Item 102256

Victrola converted into liquor storage, Portland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative

Item 29191

Dr. John Hubbard Jr., Hallowell, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1850 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 5535

Neal Dow, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 16096

Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Mystery Corner Item

Item 102257

Man with cigar revealing secret liquor stash, Portland, ca. 1922

Mystery Corner Item Does anyone know who this man is?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative

Item 20998

Amity-Cary Grange Hall, Amity, 2006

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 2006 Location: Amity Media: Photographic print

Item 15545

Cash paid for foreign properties cartoon, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889-04-03 Media: Ink on paper

Item 20991

Grand Lake Grange, Weston, 2006

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 2006 Location: Weston Media: Photographic print

Item 39927

Neal Dow house, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Item 15416

Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 135772

Announcement for The Reformed Rumseller: Mr. Murphy, Wiscasset, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Location: Wiscasset Media: ink on paper

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Item 20597

Neal Dow house, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 13253

Temperance petition, 1845

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1845 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105884

Riverside Casino in Southport, Boothbay, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 100078

John Young Merrill diary, Leeds, 1860

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: 1860–1861 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14557

Confiscated liquor bottles, Portland, 1927

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

Item 16099

Overindulgence post card, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

Item 6677

McGlinchey's Brewery, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 20134

Anti-saloon broadside, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Farmingdale Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29414

Temperance Drill, North Turner, 1909

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 108961

Women's Christian Temperance Union auto parade, Portland, 1910

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1910-09-29 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print