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Item 102262
National Recovery Administration poster, ca. 1933
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Media: Ink on paper
Item 9329
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland Media: Ink On paper
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A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Exhibit
Among the Lungers: Treating TB
Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price Administration, was in charge of rationing, and it issued tips for rationing.
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… the British and commanded to bear a part in the administration of their affairs being (as they say) within their jurisdiction; on the other hand…
