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Keywords: Army Uniforms

Historical Items

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Item 102512

Stephen H. Boomer in World War I army uniform, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Anniston Media: Photographic print

Item 31329

Robert McArthur and comrades, ca. 1864

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1862 Location: Biddeford; Springfield Media: Carte de visite

Item 9184

Stuart W. Goodwin insurance advertisement, 1942

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Norway Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

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Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical

Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"To be in the G.A.R. you had to wear a uniform. The uniforms were double-breasted dark blue coats. The coats had bronze buttons and a bronze star…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… example, because of the need for soldiers’ wool uniforms and blankets, Maine farmers raised more sheep."

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… in many men having their picture taken in uniform. The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains eight such images from Bangor, Bath, Harpswell…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II

Story

We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War

Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam