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Item 23273
Title: United States Life-Saving Service men at drill, 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library
Date: 1910
Location: Biddeford
Media: Black and white photograph
Item 9359
Title: Maine, from the United States Gazetteer
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1795
Media: Ink on paper
Item 11990
Title: United States-British provinces boundaries, 1843
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1843
Media: Ink on paper
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Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
The Aroostook War and the Northeast Border
From the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution in 1783 to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, the northern border of Maine -- and the United States -- was uncertain and a source of considerable tension between the U.S. and Britain.
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Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend
Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.
