Maine Farmer. January 8, 1863, prints the full text of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation within one week of its issuance, providing contemporaneous evidence of how federal emancipation policy was circulated to the Northern public during the Civil War. Published just days after January 1, 1863, the issue situates emancipation alongside.....
Bertha von Hillern. Autograph Letter Signed Describing a Pedestrienne Performance in Maine. Four-page autograph letter signed, written in Bucksport, Maine, and dated August 12, 1877, from a woman identified as Caitlin to her parents. The letter provides a vivid firsthand account of a public endurance-walking exhibition by Bertha von Hillern.....
Wilson, James. Arithmetic manuscript notebook, 1810, documenting mathematical instruction and student practice in post-Revolutionary New England, with direct relevance to the study of early American education, numeracy, and manuscript culture. The volume opens with a formal definition, “Arithmetic is the art of computing by numbers…,” followed by systematic lessons covering.....
This real photo postcard shows racism rearing its head in rural Milo, Maine with the Ku Klux Klan parading in white hoods in their first Northeastern public march. Milo, Maine: Clement Studio, 1923. September 3rd, 1923. Black and white silver gelatin photograph. 5.25" x 3.5" inches. This event was the.....
Putting forth a vote on the ballot to the citizens of Hiram, Maine, US concerning women’s suffrage. Unfolded sheet is 25” x 9”. September 10, 1917. There are five amendments in total on the ballot, with Proposed Amendment No.1 reading: “The right to vote or to hold office shall not.....
[LGBTQ] Lesbian Minister Photo Archive of 4 Original Press Photographs. Included in this archive is one sepia-toned press photograph of lesbian minister, The Rev. Dr. Rose Mary Denman, and two original black and white silver gelatin press photographs of ordained lesbian minister, The Rev. Dr. Jane Spahr. Three measure 11".....
Unidentified compiler. Photograph album of women’s education and collegiate life, 1912–1920, documents student experience, leisure activities, and social networks across Maine, including institutions such as Colby College and the University of Maine. The album captures young women’s participation in academic environments alongside outdoor recreation, travel, and community life, situating female.....
Photograph album, 1934–1940, documenting the service of a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Williams, Maine; and additional locations across the northeastern United States, Many photos captioned with names of fellow soldiers, friends, and placenames. This Album has relevance to the study of interwar military life, mechanization.....
2 Albumen photos of early recreational tennis game. Circa 1880’s. Larger photo measures 6.75” x 8.5” inches on original photographer’s board measuring 9.75” x 6.75”. Smaller photo measures 7.25” x 4.5” inches on white photographer’s board measuring 8” x 5” inches. Photo was taken by Marston photo studio of Bangor.....
