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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 9167

John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81326

Memorial Service for Revolutionary War Veteran, Monson, 1954

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1954-08-29 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 1365

Bounty money for Charles Chauncy, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-04-06 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102321

U.S. Army band, Laredo, Texas, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Laredo Media: Photographic print

Item 31167

Hand-to-hand battle on 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-06-12 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

Item 31165

'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-06-12 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

Item 4176

Falmouth Neck before burning, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-18 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 19020

'The Liberty Pole: A Tale of Machias,' 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-06-12 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102148

Carter Braxton seeking advice from his uncle, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31168

Burnham Tavern, Machias, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1902 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

Item 7955

Pension application, David Lamb, 1832

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1832 Location: Quebec City Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8958

Benedict Arnold letter, June 24, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-24 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20246

Revolutionary War monument, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102172

Robert Morris on the state of the war, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-24 Location: Philadelphia; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5464

Benedict Arnold, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Media: Engraving

Item 18906

Theodore Barrell letter concerning debts, family issues, 1783

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: York; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102320

World War I era camps, Laredo, Texas, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Laredo Media: Photographic print

Item 62539

Chart of the Penobscot River, ca. 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

Item 15811

James A. MacLauchlan, New Brunswick, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1840 Media: Oil paint on canvas

Item 49670

General William Whipple, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood

Item 10928

Chief Sapiel Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Perry Media: Photographic print

Item 102165

Thomas Jefferson contemplating the sale of frontier land, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16497

Knox Memorial Mansion, Thomaston, ca. 1931

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1931 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 16523

Unveiling of Knox Tablet, Thomaston, 1903

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1903-07-25 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print