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Category: Military & War, Military Life

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 50314

Tug of war, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-01 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 18229

Dow Field military personnel, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 1042

Mustering Spanish-American War, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 1322

Oath of allegiance record for Daniel Lane, 1778

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-02-03 Location: Albany Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1490

Pemaquid Point, August 26, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Bristol Media: Photographic print

Item 4127

17th Maine Infantry volunteers, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-05-03 Media: Photographic print

Item 4162

32nd Maine Infantry, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 5202

2nd Maine regiment at Christmas, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-12-25 Location: Yorktown Media: Photographic print

Item 5382

Call to arms, Portland, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-04-21 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 5447

Maine Militia, Augusta, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 5504

Meshach P. Larry on events of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 18, 1862

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

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Item 5505

Meshach P. Larry letter, Dec. 21, 1862

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

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Item 5506

Meshach P. Larry letter, Oct. 18, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Fairfax Station Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5714

Abner Small letter to mother and sister, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-01-24 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5715

Abner Small to Luther Emerson, Sept. 21, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-09-21 Location: Sharpsburg; Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6666

Russian Naval and Maine Militia Officers, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1870 Media: Albumen print

Item 6704

Civil War recruiting broadside, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-10-01 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7011

Letter to George H. Jewett, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-07-02 Location: London Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7013

Letter from F. Hubbard to Elizabeth Bascome Jewett, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916-04-02 Location: London Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7271

World War 1 envelope with censor stamp, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-06-06 Location: Canaan Media: Ink on paper

Item 7927

Rifle range at Cadet Camp, Harpswell, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Harpswell Media: Photoprint

Item 7965

Civil War soldier's letter home, Oct. 1861

Contributed by: Fort Kent Public Library Date: 1861-10-12 Location: Washington; Fort Kent Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9274

Willis M. Porter letter about Lee surrender, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-04-06 Location: Old Town Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9275

John Sheahan letter on brother's death, Dec. 14, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-14 Location: Washington; Dennysville; Washington; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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