Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Description
A German Prisoner of War at Camp Houlton who picked potatoes at the farm of Herman and Mary Ellen (Rusty) Porter during World War II offered to paint a portrait of the Porters' daughter, Lois.
About This Item
- Title: Lois Porter, Houlton, ca. 1945
- Creation Date: circa 1945
- Subject Date: circa 1945
- Location: Camp Houlton, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Oil painting
- Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 22.5 cm
- Local Code: n-37
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Concentration camps--Maine--Houlton
- Prisoners of war--German--Maine--Houlton
- Prisons--Maine--Houlton
- United States. Army--Facilities--Maine--Houlton
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners
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For more information about this item, contact:
Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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