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Keywords: Women's Army Corps
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Item 17241
Title: Women's Army Corps, Portland, 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1944
Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth
Media: Photograph
Item 17243
Title: Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Fort Williams, 1942
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1942
Location: Cape Elizabeth
Media: Photograph
Item 17244
Title: Women's Army Corps, Fort Williams, ca. 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1944
Location: Cape Elizabeth
Media: Photograph
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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.
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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village
The history of a small western Maine community north of Farmington as told by a team consisting of Strong Historical Society, Strong Elementary School, and Strong Public Library. Exhibit topics include Strong's prominence in the wood products industry (it was once the "Toothpick Capital of the World"), the "Bridge that Changed the Map," schools and educational history, clubs and organizations, "Fly Rod" Crosby, the first Maine guide, and a rich student section related to the Civil War and post-Civil War era in the town.