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Keywords: Government, Politics and law

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 103237

Ransford W. Shaw’s law office, Houlton, 1908

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1908-12-29 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 103657

John Chandler to Henry Dearborn about coasting law and its potential repeal, Monmouth, 1816

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: Monmouth; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101558

The Constitution of the State of Maine and that of the United States, Portland, 1825

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

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Item 23781

Hannah Pierce on politics, 1833

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1833 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6776

Thomas Jefferson letter to William King, 1819

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819-11-19 Location: Monticello Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102207

William Moody to William King regarding issues surrounding new statehood, Saco, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-04-13 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100578

Israel Washburn Jr. on integrity of government, Augusta, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-02-04 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28285

G.W. Pierce on Washington politics, 1828

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1828 Location: Washington; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21063

Franklin Pierce on Maine, New Hampshire politics, 1834

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Hillsborough; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6678

Gov. Garcelon and Legislature, Augusta, 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

Item 6037

Police siren, Portland, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron

Item 15556

Cartoon about 1926 politics by W. Norman Ritchie of the Boston Post, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Media: Ink on paper

Item 7194

Nathan Cutler, Farmington, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Photographic print

Item 100618

Israel Washburn on President Lincoln and politics, Boston, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-02-09 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1426

Margaret Chase Smith, Skowhegan, 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940-07-17 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 15538

Prohibition cartoon, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Media: Drawing

Item 103653

"An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21062

Franklin Pierce letter on Maine politics, 1843

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Hillsborough; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29135

Solon Chase and "Them Steers," Turner, ca. 1873

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1873 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 29191

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

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

Item 76340

Town Meeting Warrant, Baldwin, 1802

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1802-08-14 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99435

Civil War veterans at Memorial Hall, Belfast, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Belfast Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Belfast Media: Photograph on card

Item 6425

William Pitt Fessenden, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Bridgton; Washington Media: Ink on paper

Item 76463

Baldwin, Town Warrant March 6, 1804

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1804-02-11 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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