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Item 1204
Title: Columbia Market, Portland, 1951
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1951
Location: Portland
Media: Black and white photograph
Item 26400
Title: Hurricane Damage, Thomaston, 1950s
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society
Date: circa 1954
Location: Thomaston
Media: Photograph
Item 17445
Title: Oxford and Franklin streets, Portland, ca. 1950s
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1950
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
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By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (now Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.