Keywords: Dow Air Force Base
Item 9545
Dow Air Force Base F-84s, Bangor, 1948
Contributed by: Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum Date: 1948-02-25 Media: Photographic print
Item 18224
Dow Field open house, Bangor, 1944
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 150071
Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, 1948-1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948–1954 Location: Bangor Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 151085
Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, 1958
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Location: Bangor Client: United States Air Force Architect: John Calvin Stevens II
Exhibit
Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here
From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s
"During the war, flights regularly left Dow with supplies and personnel headed for Europe, Africa, and Asia."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students
"… way: Bangor International Airport was named Dow Air Force Base during WWII People had to ration things like gas and sugar! The Bangor Public…"
Story
A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.