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Keywords: Black history

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 14425

Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 19349

Black Hawk and Jursha Snell Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Houlton Media: Oil painting

Item 20784

Black Point, Scarborough, ca. 1633 - 1728

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1633 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper, map

Item 100052

John O. Crummett letter about Black soldiers, war, Kentucky, 1863

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

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Item 22284

Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1861 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 135726

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print (edited)

Item 4268

William Black canteen, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Tin

Item 11951

Abby Tilton, Skowhegan, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1907 Location: Skowhegan Media: Black Ink on buff art paper

Item 11862

Black Hawk Putnam's certificate of nonliability, 1863

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1863-09-25 Location: Houlton; Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105221

Market Square on the Fourth of July, Houlton, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1897 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 15012

Jordan Pond, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Media: Photographic print

Item 108716

"The Meeting House 2; All Present" by Daniel Minter, Portland, 2020

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

Item 67667

Black troops in camp, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Digital image of stereograph

Item 29357

Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in Scarborough, 1676

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1676 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 35011

John and Sarah Williams Young, Hallowell, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Hallowell Media: Ambrotype

Item 6644

Human neck shackle, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Pontchartrain Media: Iron

Item 104435

James Davis of the 9th Maine Regiment, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Plymouth; Black Island Media: Ambrotype

Item 64474

John Sheahan, 1st Cavalry, on desire for commission in Black troops, 1864

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

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Item 105656

Green wool dress with red satin and black braid details, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: wool, cotton, silk, metal

Item 73

Chadwick brothers, Portland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102631

"Creation" cuff bracelet by Jason Brown, Bangor, 2016

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016 Location: Bangor Media: Copper, brown ash

Item 12363

Chapel of Our Savior, Brunswick, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 9821

Dr. Salustiano Fanduiz, Brunswick, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1895 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Photograph, print

Item 11775

Trelawny Black Point Deed, 1631

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1631 Location: Scarborough; Scarborough Media: Ink on vellum

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