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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 6434

Frederick Douglass, Old Orchard Beach, 1877

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1877 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Albumen print

Item 6336

Reverend Collamore Purington, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1863 Media: Autographed Carte-de Visite, mounted albumin print

Item 5440

Henry A. Willis, Thomaston, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Thomaston Media: Carte de visite

Item 100456

Daniel H. Merrill, Scarborough, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 19240

Woodbury S. Purinton on capture of John M. Dillingham, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; East Harpswell; Charleston; Philadelphia Media: Paper

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Item 19244

John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, April 14, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston; Port Royal Media: Paper

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Item 19245

John M. Dillingham to mother, March 1, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Port Royal Media: Paper

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Item 100276

Charles C. G. Thornton, Scarborough, 1863

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough Media: Carte de visite

Item 79232

Former Confederate letter to Neal Dow, Arkansas, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Conway Media: Ink on paper

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Item 48483

17th Maine badge, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Silk, paint, metal

Item 76529

Request for Black workers, New Orleans, 1863

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

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Item 84290

Views of Andersonville Prison, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Andersonville Media: Lithograph

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Item 79225

Neal Dow on capture in Louisiana, Portland, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Conway Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79233

Fred Dow letter on account of father's capture, Portland, 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Conway Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22380

Cherry pit necklace, Island Falls, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Island Falls Media: Cherry pits

Item 60280

POW letter requesting food, Richmond, Va., 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Farmington; Petersburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11580

Mess Hall, Fort Long, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print