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Category: Military & War, Military Service

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 116368

Daniel H. Deering, Germany, 1957

Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER J DEERING, an individual partner Date: 1957-05-29 Location: Kaiserslautern; Portland Media: Photographic Print

Item 104

Major General Preston Brown, Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1928 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative

Item 14671

William A. Allen, Portland, ca. 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1928 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 17716

Militia List, Houlton, 1856

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1856 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20684

Harry Jones with World Fliers greeting, 1924

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 20685

World Flyers greeting, Old Orchard, 1924

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 21489

Marvin Bryant, Seal Harbor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Seal Harbor; Cranberry Isles Media: Photographic print

Item 23404

Maine Civil Defense in Pictures, 1955

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1955 Media: Photographic print

Item 35996

Maurice Rumford Pierce, Portland, 1917

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 80450

Red Cross First Aid Class, Princeton, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Joyce Carle through Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1942 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 81807

Montgomery Guards grand reception program, Portland, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: 1881-05-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 105472

Benjamin Shepard Judkins' felted wool cape, Palmyra, ca. 1835

Mystery Corner Item Who was Major Benjamin Judkins?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Palmyra Media: wool

Item 61680

Widow's request for assistance, Bath, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 89975

Request for information on soldier's death, Portland, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61838

Request for soldier transfers to navy, Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Stevensburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 82

Gangway board from 'U.S.S. Hartford', ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Wood

Item 144

Third Maine Regiment Flag, ca. 1822

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Media: Textile

Item 5450

Company A, 1st Regiment, Augusta, ca. 1892

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1892 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 6041

Encampment of the 1st Brigade, Augusta, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885-08-05 Location: Augusta Media: Lithograph

Item 6155

Bombardment of Tripoli, ca. 1803

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1803 Location: Tripoli Media: Oil on canvas

Item 6334

Portland Federal Volunteers report, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6779

Soldier relaxing, Fort Williams, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative

Item 7609

Biddeford Pool Life Savers, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7643

USS Agawam, July 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Photographic print