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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 16467

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Museum of Art Date: 1881 Location: Cambridge Media: Oil on canvas

Item 16520

Harriet Beecher Stowe, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1875 Location: Brunswick Media: Print

Item 17583

Elizabeth Oakes Smith, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Media: Oil on canvas

Item 18275

Commemorative pitcher with portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Cambridge Media: Ceramic

Item 28726

Dickens characters, Saco, 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912-06-07 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 31192

Playbook used by the Thursday Club, Biddeford, 1930

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1930-02-27 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

Item 31232

Thursday Club meeting menu, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31350

Henry Knox Baker, Hallowell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 31630

Thursday Club meeting menu, Biddeford, 1897

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on wood, pencil and onionskin, ribbons

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Item 31631

"Rocking Chair Row" program, Biddeford, 1930

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1930-02-27 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 55196

Blue marlin at the L.C. Bates Museum, Fairfield, ca. 1955

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1955 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 135775

South Parlour (Door to the Porch), Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 135776

North Parlour (South View), Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 135777

South Parlour, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 135780

North Parlour (West View), Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 135785

Owl's Nest, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 135787

North Parlour (North View), Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print

Item 1135

Brilliant Costume Spectacle, Boothbay, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888-10-01 Location: Boothbay Media: Ink on paper

Item 9429

The Cruiser, Freeport, January 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 9431

The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 9432

The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Freeport; South Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 29038

James Montgomery Flagg and Rupert Hughes at Biddeford Pool, ca. 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 102253

Republican Convention poem, Whitneyville, 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1860-05-25 Location: Whitneyville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135779

North Parlour (West View) [wide view of piano displaying full windows on either side], Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print