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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 17044

Letter from Grace Hustus to son, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17045

Army letter concerning missing soldier, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: South Portland; South Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105342

Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1827 Location: Portland Media: silk

Item 21033

Franklin Pierce letter about future prospects, 1829

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1829 Location: Hillsborough; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98483

Bowdoin College Longfellow Library bookplate, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: circa 1925 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 17902

Eyes Front!, Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945-05-01 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 20427

John Arthur Stowell's recorder, Freeport, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1918-06-16 Location: Freeport Media: Wood

Item 16745

B-24 Liberator crew, Presque Isle, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 31602

General Lafayette's toast given at Kennebunk, 1825

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1825 Location: Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100323

Watch fob, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Gold

Item 16810

Socket chisel, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Wells Media: Cast steel, brass ferrule

Item 28288

G.W. Pierce to parents about Washington, D.C., 1829

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1829 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10723

Monson Junction Station, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbot Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Abbot Media: Photographic print

Item 35955

William J. Curtis, New York, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 100305

Russian silk shawl, Kupavno, Russia, 1804

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1804 Location: Kupavno; Portland Media: Silk

Item 100340

Batavian cup and saucer, Portland, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1760 Location: Portland Media: Porcelain

Item 105645

American Red Cross "Join" poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: lithograph

Item 16350

Baseball dinner menu, Lisbon, 1929

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1929-09-23 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Ink on paper

Item 18729

Sugar cane harvesting in Cuba, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Portland Media: Oil painting

Item 100302

Bankruptcy arrest warrant, Portland, 1802

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1802 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105497

Almina Deering's striped dress with velvet trim, Waterboro, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1856 Location: Waterboro Media: silk, cotton

Item 111703

Beale & Inman corduroy suit, London, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: London Media: cotton, nylon

Item 98809

Adolf Bolm bookplate, 1920

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: 1920 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 111687

Historically inspired young boy's suit, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton