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LC Subject Heading: Domestic life

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 80263

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from home, 1841

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1841 Location: Richmond; Westport Island Media: Ink on paper

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Item 89843

George Woodman to Rebecca Usher, Canada, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Three Rivers; Saco; New York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16598

Four Sanford Ladies Smile Their way Through Washday, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 72845

Letter from Sheriff Harry French to J.H. Montgomery, March 1901

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1901-03-06 Location: Kingman; Bangor; Camden Media: Paper

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Item 72847

Letter from Harry French to J.H. Montgomery, February 1901

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1901-02-23 Location: Bangor; Camden Media: Paper

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Item 80960

Martha Osgood letter on visits from friends, Hollis, 1862

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

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Item 89849

Rebecca Usher on trip to Quebec, 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Location: Hollis; Three Rivers Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79530

A family letter to Sarah Tarbox, 1838

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1838-08-05 Location: Westport Island; Topsham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80423

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from her mother, 1838

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1838-06-15 Location: Westport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17298

Acadian woman spinning yarn, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Painting

Item 80399

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from Louisa and Wm Greenleaf, 1841

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1841-08-07 Location: Westport Island; Richmond Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17578

Margaret Stevens Allen, Lobster Lake, 1909

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Media: Photographic print

Item 20633

Bringing in the hay, Trone Farm, New Sweden, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 74768

Cooking school poster proof, 1964

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1964 Media: Ink on paper

Item 79543

Martha Usher letter to cousin, Hollis, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842 Location: Hollis; Worcester; Buxton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80959

Martha Osgood on books, music, Litchfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Litchfield; Bridgton; Hollis; Concord Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81175

Pvt. John Stewart to Samantha Leighton, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Lewinsville; Columbia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81177

Pvt. John E. Stewart on letter writing, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Lewinsville; Columbia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 89917

Rebecca Usher on Grant and Chamberlain, Bar Mills, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Brunswick; Portland; Bar Mills Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79919

Pvt. 'Web' Brown to brother, Fredericksburg, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: East Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81176

Pvt. John Stewart on McLellan, Lincoln visit, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Lewinsville; Columbia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20369

Berry pickers, Pettengill farm, Freeport, ca. 1920

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