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Item 16485

Dandelion Brand Butter Color, ca. 1963

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1963 Location: Littleton; Milwaukee Media: Chemical and paper

Item 6892

Colton map of Maine, 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872 Media: Ink on paper

Item 14571

'Colored Giants,' Bucksport, 1932

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1932-07-23 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

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Lt. Charles Bridges request for coffins, Port Hudson, 1864

Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. (Colored) Volunteers.

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Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, ca. 1858

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?