Keywords: United States Navy
Item 102276
Young men wanted for U.S. Navy World War I poster, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on board
Item 111590
Donald D. Dodge's U.S. Navy officers tunic, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Media: wool, cotton, plastic
Item 110183
US Naval Receiving Station additions and alterations, Portland, 1940-1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1944 Location: Portland Client: Public Works Office Architect: United States Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Item 116469
Leighton Block, Portland, 1915-1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1917 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy
"… before he was called to duty as a Chaplain in the Navy, and the school experienced such a decline that its doors were finally closed, and remained…"
Story
How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion
My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy
Story
My WWII Navy Adventure starts at age 13
by I. Robert Miller
My love for the Navy, on 10 ships & many battles, on the cover of Naval aviation News magazine
