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Item 9190
Title: WWII Patriotic banner, circa 1945
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society
Date: circa 1945
Location: Norway
Media: felt with foil and cloth
Item 79521
Title: Androscoggin No. 2 banner, Topsham, 1920
Contributed by: Town of Topsham
Date: 1920
Location: Topsham
Media: silk
Item 7658
Title: Carved eagle, South Freeport, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1861
Location: Freeport
Media: Pine
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A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.