Keywords: 1942
Item 17207
First Congregational Church Fire, 1942
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: 1942-02-09 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 9595
Team of trained moose, Caribou, 1942
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Caribou; Chelmsford Media: Ink on paper
Item 111884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Item 110239
Sagamore Village Defence Housing Project, Portland, 1942
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Portland Client: National Housing Agency Architect: Wadsworth and Boston
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
Exhibit
Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 3
"It tells of players, records, and descriptions of games. It is written by Leon Higgins in 1942. It was created for the Bangor Highschool Oracle which…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - William Kelly, Lincoln, 1943
"He served in the Marine Corps from 1942-1945. He was stationed in the Pacific and served at the Battle of Guadalcanal."
Story
Surprise Preacher in Corinna
by Sarah Mount Elewononi
What the wife of Rev. Wright did when she found out she was expected to preach on short notice.
Story
My Life in Boxing
by Bob Russo
Bob Russo on boxing and his life in Portland
