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Item 67325
Title: 'USS Braine,' Boston Navy Yard, 1945
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston
Date: 1945
Location: Boston
Media: Photograph
Item 37047
Title: Mr. Goddard, Boston, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1860
Location: Boston
Media: Ambrotype
Item 49363
Title: Peleg Whitman Chandler, Boston, ca. 1841
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1841
Location: Boston
Media: Daguerreotype
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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
