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Historical Items

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Item 9545

Dow Air Force Base F-84s, Bangor, 1948

Contributed by: Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum Date: 1948-02-25 Media: Photographic print

Item 18224

Dow Field open house, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 18216

Dow Field Air WAC Show

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-05-29 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109128

Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, 1948-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948–1954 Location: Bangor Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 110150

Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, 1958

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Location: Bangor Client: United States Air Force Architect: John Calvin Stevens II

Online Exhibits

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Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"During the war, flights regularly left Dow with supplies and personnel headed for Europe, Africa, and Asia."

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Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… way: Bangor International Airport was named Dow Air Force Base during WWII People had to ration things like gas and sugar! The Bangor Public…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"It would serve as part of the Strategic Air Command. The City of Bangor welcomed the build-up of the air base and maintained a close relationship…"

My Maine Stories

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A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.