Keywords: Big Guns
Item 104325
An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph
Item 5504
Meshach P. Larry on events of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 18, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Exhibit
War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby
"He was wounded by a gun shot and had to get his finger amputated. He escaped from the hospital and went to a new one."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters
"Guns and ammunition furnished when desired. Reliable and experienced paddlers will be provided. -Mount Desert Herald, July 1881 Stories of Wabanaki…"
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
Story
Tracers
by anonymous
tracers, bonding, and fixations
