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Keywords: Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775.

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 22547

York settlers' petition, 1711

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1711 Location: York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22514

Warning of possible Indian attack, 1743

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1743 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34716

Shilling coin, Richmond Island, ca. 1583

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1628 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Silver

Item 13281

William Pepperrell, Kittery, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Media: Ink on paper

Item 33979

Judge George Thacher, Biddeford, ca. 1820

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1820 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7546

Sir William Pepperrell portrait, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: Kittery Media: Oil on canvas

Item 105043

Signet ring, Richmond Island, ca. 1580

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1580 Location: Richmond Island Media: Gold

Item 104505

Home of John Moreland Cummings, Richmond's Island, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ambrotype

Item 22524

Letter concerning plea for ministers, Casco, 1703

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1703 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22522

Soldier's request for relief, 1747

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1747 Location: Louisbourg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 149

Lieut. General William Pepperrell, ca. 1740

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: Kittery Media: Photographic print

Item 5231

Fort Halifax Blockhouse, Winslow, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 108655

Fort Augusta and annex at Small Point, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 13074

Manuscript map of Kennebec River area, 1771

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1771 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 122886

Plymouth Company Records, box 5/18, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Augusta; Belgrade; Canaan; Hallowell; Sidney; Wiscasset Media: Ink on Paper

Item 35596

Queen Elizabeth I silver coin, ca. 1558

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1628 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Silver

Item 108739

Pepperrell House, Kittery, ca. 1774

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1774 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

Item 4324

Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers, ca. 1720

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1720 Media: Ink on paper

Item 18272

Battle of Lovell's Pond poem, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34145

Old Homesteads in Scarborough, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Scarborough; Scarborough Media: Ink on paper, photograph

Item 105048

Queen Elizabeth I English three halfpence coin, Richmond Island, ca. 1560

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1560 Location: Richmond Island Media: metal

Item 105076

Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Sixpence coin, Castine, ca. 1671

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1671 Location: Castine Media: Silver

Item 105089

Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree shilling coin, Castine, ca. 1671

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1671 Location: Castine Media: silver

Item 10545

Map of Ancient Falmouth from 1630 to 1690

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1630 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper