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- Historical Items (90)
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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 23818
Hannah Pierce to Josiah Pierce, 1852
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
Item 48239
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Media: wood, silk, pearls
Item 52779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Yarmouth Media: Oil
Item 66149
Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Kennebunk, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Kennebunk Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 68685
Motto book page, Farmington State Normal School, 1886
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1887-12-19 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper
Item 68722
Motto book page, Farmington State Normal School, 1912
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1912 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper
Item 76606
James Dunning plea to Gen. Shepley, Bangor, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Portland; Bangor; Norfolk Media: Ink on paper
Item 97336
Civil War quilt , Belfast, 1864, 1864
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1864-06-17 Location: Belfast Media: Wool, cotton, embroidery
Item 104165
Millinocket High School girls basketball team, 1906
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print
Item 104351
"Cut logs now!," World War II poster, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph
Item 111127
Madeleine Burrage's jewelry, Wiscasset, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Portland Museum of Art Date: 1950 Location: Wiscasset Media: graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper
Item 135849
"January Androscoggin Study Winter Tree Play," by Veronica Benning, 1987
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Item 111511
Floral maxi-dress, Kennebunk, ca. 1972
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1972 Media: cotton, plastic
Item 4277
Maj. Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Photographic print
Item 6628
Sabbathday Lake Quartette, ca. 1900
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1900 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print, glass plate negative
Item 11548
Jane Lord Stone and Alice Durrell Smith dresses, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1860 Media: Wool, silk, velvet
Item 11551
Mary A. Maling wedding dress, 1872
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1872 Location: Kennebunk Media: Silk
Item 11556
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1885 Media: Satin
Item 11561
Two piece brown satin dress, 1882
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1882 Location: Kennebunk Media: Satin
Item 12578
Anti-Slavery Society of Waterville College petition, 1833
Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: 1833-09-23 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper
Item 26535
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-11-10 Location: Kittery Media: Watercolor on paper
Item 34291
Civil War Memorial, Bangor, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph
Item 71804
Colby College, Waterville, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Waterville Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 82300
Samuel Clark Sanford, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Photographic print
