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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 11767
Isaac Ilsley, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 17121
Stephen Longfellow letter concerning shipping case, Portland, 1826
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1826 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 18923
Theodore Barrell to Sally Sayward Barrell Keating, 1789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789 Location: Boston; York Media: Ink on paper
Item 22529
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: Portland Media: Engraving
Item 76505
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft in Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 105868
Postal worker appreciation, Portland, 2020
Courtesy of an individual partner Date: 2020-04-20 Location: Portland Media: Digital image
Item 14140
Crew list, Brig Argo, Bath, 1804
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1804-12-03 Location: Bath Media: Paper
Item 28066
Croswell Stencil, Farmington, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Farmington Media: Cut sheet metal
Item 166
Portland Observatory, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Transparency
Item 168
Portland Observatory, Munjoy Hill, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency
Item 169
Signals at the Portland Observatory, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Art on paper
Item 179
Portland Observatory subscriber agreement, 1807
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Paper
Item 184
Portland Observatory, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency
Item 6134
Portland Observatory, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1908 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 7372
Bill of lading for slave, 1719
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1719 Media: Ink on paper
Item 8862
Five-mast steel schooner KINEO under sail, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print
Item 8863
Six-mast schooner WYOMING, off mouth of Kennebec River, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1909-12-21 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Negative
Item 11604
John Davison letter to wife Eliza, June 1, 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-06-01 Location: Hallowell; Milford Media: Ink on paper
Item 11605
John Davison letter from Puerto Rico, 1844
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844-02-01 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 11607
John Davison letter from Veracruz, Mexico, February 17, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-02-17 Location: Augusta; Veracruz Media: Ink on paper
Item 11608
John Davison letter from Key West, Florida, December 29, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-12-29 Location: Augusta; Key West Media: Ink on paper
Item 11610
Letter from John Davison from New Orleans, May 12, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-05-12 Location: Augusta; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 11612
John Davison letter from Savannah, Georgia, June 15, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-06-15 Location: Augusta; Savannah Media: Ink on paper
Item 11613
John Davison letter from Boston, September 22, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-09-22 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
