Keywords: Banners
Item 148070
Temperance Watchman Club No. 1 banner, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Durham Media: silk
Item 9190
WWII Patriotic banner, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Norway Media: Felt with foil and cloth
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership
Temperance Watchman Club No. 1 banner, ca. 1848Maine Historical Society Banner of the Temperance Watchman, ca. 1848 No.
Site Page
Maine and the Civil War - Bluehill Academy Journal, 1863
… picture of a blue and red eagle carrying a banner that says "E. Pluribus Unum" and shield over water.
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement