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LC Subject Heading: Medicine

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 81014

Rebecca Usher to sister on hospital needs, Pennsylvania, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Chester; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7915

Maine General Hospital School of Nursing graduates, Portland, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20586

Huckster's Row, Portland, ca. 1900

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

Item 65107

Letter on poor hospital care, Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-14 Location: Alexandria; South Manchester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 65149

Gov. Cony letter about hospital conditions, Augusta, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-25 Location: Augusta; Pensacola; New Orleans; New York; Ridge Media: Ink on paper

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Item 65151

Gov. Cony letter about sick soldier, Augusta, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-26 Location: Augusta; Alexandria Media: Ink on paper

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Item 65152

Soldier inquiry on canceled furlough, Washington, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-31 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70236

Dr. Gale on deceased soldier, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-16 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 71951

Surgeon letter on soldier resignation, New Orleans, 1862

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

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Item 76123

Letter concerning 'ill' soldier, Portland, 1863

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

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Item 76536

Horatio Jose to Gen. Shepley on Portland events, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Chicago Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79497

Adeline Walker on conditions at Annapolis hospital, 1863

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

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Item 80437

Pvt. George Redlon on arm injury, Washington, D.C., 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: South China; Washington; Centreville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80438

Pvt. George Redlon from D.C. hospital, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: South China; Washington; Centreville Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 80987

Isaac Starbird letter to Rebecca Usher, Litchfield, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Hollis; Litchfield; Gettysburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80992

Rebecca Usher on arrival at nursing station, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Chester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 89981

Harriet Eaton on arrival in Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: City Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 89989

Sgt. Pettengill letter of thanks, Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Hollis; Newton; Auburn; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 96570

Mary Dupee letter to Ellen Bacon, Washington, D.C., 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Washington; City Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98588

Peter Hazen letter to Mrs. E. D. Towne, Belfast, 1864

Contributed by: An individual through Belfast Historical Society Date: 1864-08-15 Location: Belfast; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 65827

Eben Calderwood on lack of action, Louisiana, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-04-01 Location: Vinalhaven; Baton Rouge; Port Hudson Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81016

Rebecca Usher on injured soldiers, war, Pennsylvania, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chester; Hollis; Plymouth; Philadelphia; Vicksburg; Fredericksburg; Buxton; Galveston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81047

Rebecca Usher on receipt of goods, visit to Baltimore, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chester; Baltimore; Annapolis; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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