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LC Subject Heading: Musical instruments

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 17941

Wooden Flute

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood with ivory and metal

Item 23867

Interior of Saco Music Store, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1897 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 104515

Charles Thompson of South Berwick, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: South Berwick Media: Ambrotype

Item 6449

Music Around the Wood Stove, Parsonsfield, ca. 1899

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1899 Location: Parsonsfield Media: Glass Negative

Item 8256

Greenleaf H. Davis, Shin Pond, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Shin Pond Media: Photographic print

Item 8286

Luther Hall's Camp - Grand Lake Narrows Sebois, 1920

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1920 Location: Seboeis Media: Photographic print

Item 17341

Rotary Valve Tenor Horn, Houlton, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Houlton Media: Brass

Item 17825

Violin, Double Sided

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

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Item 17830

Psalmodikon

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: New Sweden; Kronebergelan Media: Wood

Item 17942

Wooden flute, New Sweden, ca. 1890

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood with ivory and metal

Mystery Corner Item

Item 103990

Busker playing hand organ, Portland, 1927

Mystery Corner Item Who is this?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103991

Man playing hand organ, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 148471

Soren Bruns' Violin, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Wood

Item 148472

Soren Bruns’ clarinet, Portland, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Media: Grenadilla, nickel, cork

Item 148484

Aeolian Harp, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Maple, Wire, Mahogany

Item 148508

Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 8390

Greenleaf H. Davis, Lower Shin Pond, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 10580

Longman and Broderip Pianoforte, ca. 1790

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1790 Location: Thomaston Media: Wood, ivory, metal

Item 11343

Child's violin, Boon Island, York, 1834

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: York; North Berwick Media: Pine with bone

Item 81168

Holman Melcher certificate of condition of equipment, Virginia, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102567

Parade on Kennebunk Bridge, Kennebunk, ca.1900

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Glass Negative

Item 103830

Ricker Classical Institute music room, Houlton, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1901 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 148418

Rattle by Peter Moore, Sipayik, 2018

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2018 Location: Pleasant Point Media: Wood, leather, glass, sinew

Item 148487

Bassoon, Standish, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Standish Media: Basswood, brass