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LC Subject Heading: United States--History--War of 1812

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 36276

Letter seeking 'Young Teazer' prize money, New York, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1815 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36515

Letter concerning extinguishing Wood Island Light, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814-09-10 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36516

Lt. Hayes letter on British blocking routes, Gardiner, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36517

Capt. Densmore on Plattsburgh victory, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Location: Plattsburgh Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98645

Upper Main Street, Belfast, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 100386

List of signatures of the crew of the vessel the 'Young Teazer', ca. 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1813 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 103554

Captains Burrows and Blyth funeral procession, Portland, 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Location: Portland Media: Born digital

Item 104221

Fort Sullivan barracks, Eastport, 2018

Courtesy of Ruth McInnis, an individual partner Date: 1809 Location: Eastport Media: Digital photograph

Item 135885

Original Award under the 4th Article of the Treaty of Ghent, 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1817 Location: Ghent Media: Ink on Paper

Item 10277

North Company of Infantry roll, Bath, 1805-1815

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1805–1815 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 52769

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: Portland Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood

Item 98100

Civil War veterans, Belfast, ca. 1900

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

Item 100500

Frye H. Eastman War of 1812 bounty land claim, Portland, 1858

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858-10-07 Location: Portland; Bath; Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104423

John Hardy on War of 1812 naval battles, Sandy Hook, New York, 1813

Contributed by: Old Canada Road Historical Society Date: 1813-05-15 Location: Sandy Hook; Kittery Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108725

Bird's eye view of Castine, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Castine Media: ink on paper

Item 14868

Graves of the Captains, Portland, 1876

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1876 Location: Portland Media: Painting

Item 36269

Receipt for Capt. Blyth coffin, 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36270

Expenses for Capt. Blyth burial, Portland, 1813

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Media: Ink on paper

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