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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 19253

Andersonville Prison Hospital and Stockade, Felix de la Baume, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Andersonville Media: Paper

Item 19252

Andersonville Prison, J.B. Walker, lithograph, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Andersonville Media: Paper

Item 27183

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27184

Prison Fire, Thomaston 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 4254

Libby Prison cane, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893 Media: Wood, metal, brass

Item 27185

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27187

After the Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27186

After the Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26663

Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 16291

Prison Store and Book Store, Houlton, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 21009

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: St. Croix Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Print from postcard

Item 72855

George Varney letter from Libby Prison, 1862

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1862-06-30 Location: Leesburg Media: Paper

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Item 26127

Corridor, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 73967

Request to prohibit whipping of prisoners, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64613

Lt. John P. Sheahan on writing to him in prison, South Carolina, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Columbia Media: Pencil on paper

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 6318

Maine State Prison barber, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Mystery Corner Item What is this man's name?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph

Item 79210

View of Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Richmond Media: Stereograph

Item 20923

Sketch of Dartmoor Prison, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1815 Location: Princeton Media: Ink, watercolor on paper

Item 84290

Views of Andersonville Prison, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Andersonville Media: Lithograph

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Item 26128

Kitchen, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 26125

Exterior, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 9200

Abner Small prison diary, 1864-1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864–1865 Location: Petersburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10653

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-10-08 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 25809

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915-02-03 Location: Thomaston Media: Photograph on postcard