Soldier welcome, Portland, ca. 1945
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Item 4165
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Approximately 93,000 Mainers served in the armed forces during World War II, while thousands more worked in defense industries throughout the state. After the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945, women and men, such as this Portland sailor, James F. Keeley, picked up the threads of lives interrupted by war.
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- Title: Soldier welcome, Portland, ca. 1945
- Creation Date: circa 1945
- Subject Date: circa 1945
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Black and white photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 24 x 20
- Local Code: Photographs--OS--Large--Box 2 ; 2002.500.111
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Families--Maine--Portland
Arrivals & departures--Maine--Portland
World War, 1939-1945
Kelley family
People
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