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Historical Items

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Item 9604

Margaret Chase Smith campaigns in Caribou, 1960

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1960-07-29 Location: Caribou; Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 9977

Margaret Chase Smith stumping, Woodland, 1960

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1960-09-28 Location: Woodland; Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 16848

Wallace Knights, Stoneham, 1960

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lovell; Stoneham Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

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Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… was the First National Bank, from 1910 to 1960. After that, Freeman's Barbershop (1963-1977) and The Vamoo Barbershop (1973-2005) were on the first…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The 1960's were a time of upgrade for many of the paper making facets. The old coal boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers…"

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was elected in 1972 and served through 1978 to the United States House of Representatives. He was elected to the U."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars