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LC Subject Heading: Commerce

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 25386

Benning Wentworth grant for cutting white pines, Portsmouth, 1744

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1744-12-26 Location: Portsmouth; Berwick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25387

Thomas Westbrook letter to William Pepperrell about ship masts, York, 1734

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1734 Location: York; Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25390

Receipt for mast supplies, Falmouth, 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1770-08-31 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25391

Agreement for masts, bowsprits and yards, 1769

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1769 Location: Falmouth; Windham; Portsmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 190

Affidavit of capture and imprisonment aboard ship, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-08-22 Location: Portland Media: Color transparency

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Item 5750

Indian corn for the Penobscots, 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810-06-19 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19462

Granite Sample, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Stone

Item 34716

Shilling coin, Richmond Island, ca. 1583

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

Item 35594

Twenty shilling coin, 1606

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1606 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Gold

Item 35595

Charles I unite coin, 1625

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

Item 35596

Queen Elizabeth I silver coin, ca. 1558

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

Item 67300

Tongue depressor samples, Forster Mfg. Co., Strong, 1947

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Strong Media: Wood on ink on paper

Item 73717

Letter seeking protection for New Orleans cargo, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 105044

English sixpence Queen Elizabeth I coin, Richmond Island, 1590

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1590 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105045

King Charles I English Unite coin, Richmond Island, 1625

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1625 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105046

King James I English sixpence coin, Richmond Island, 1606

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1606 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105047

English three halfpence coin, Queen Elizabeth I, Richmond Island, 1568

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1568 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

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 105049

King James I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1604

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1604 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105050

King James I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1604

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1604 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105051

King Charles I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1625

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1625 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105052

Queen Elizabeth I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1560

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

Item 105053

Queen Elizabeth I English sixpence coin, Richmond Island, 1563

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1563 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105054

Queen Elizabeth I English sixpence coin, Richmond Island, 1568

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1568 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver