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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 12001

N. Malloy Sends Instructions to his lawyer, Houlton, 1831

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1831 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 12801

Nathan Cummings, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 13503

Oxford Bank note, Fryeburg, 1837

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1837-07-10 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper, ink on linen

Item 16274

Main Street, Sanford, 1915

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 17231

Trust Company Building, Sanford (photo 7 of 7), ca. 1918

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 17659

Andrew Dexter letter to William King, 1806

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Bath; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19343

Algernon Sidney Washburn, Hallowell, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 20128

Reward broadside, Portland, 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1818-08-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20300

Portland National Bank officers, 1939

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 21014

Asa Clapp to Josiah Pierce, 1836

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-02-24 Location: Portland; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21395

James F. Baldwin to Josiah Pierce, 1812

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1812 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23784

Josiah Pierce IV on debt to sister, 1863

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Baldwin; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23830

Hannah Pierce on gratitude to brother, 1853

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1853 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23845

Hannah Pierce on loan to brother, Baldwin, 1857

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1857 Location: Baldwin; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27938

Lincoln Bank Check, Bath, 1853

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1853-03-29 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

Item 31188

Bank of Hallowell three dollar bill, Hallowell, ca. 1852

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1852 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper, cloth

Item 31431

Benjamin Green, Brunswick, ca. 1876

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1876 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 34472

Veazie Bank Script, Bangor, 1862

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 34716

Shilling coin, Richmond Island, ca. 1583

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1628 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Silver

Item 35594

Twenty shilling coin, 1606

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1606 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Gold

Item 35595

Charles I unite coin, 1625

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1628 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Gold

Item 35596

Queen Elizabeth I silver coin, ca. 1558

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1628 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Silver

Item 80778

Gold from seawater factory, Lubec, 1898, 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Newspaper

Item 82133

Biddeford and Saco Gas Light Company stock certificate, ca. 1857

Contributed by: Allison Fecteau through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1857 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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