Keywords: J B Walker
Item 19252
Andersonville Prison, J.B. Walker, lithograph, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Andersonville Media: Paper
Item 15071
Contributed by: Seal Cove Auto Museum Date: 1900 Location: Seal Cove Media: Metal and Rubber
Exhibit
Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook
Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"was born on January 22, 1835, and married Melvina Walker in Phillips in 1858. Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3
"Luce, William H. Allen, A. W. Norton, Orrin P. Walker, C. H. Hinds, Ray Spaulding. Back Row: Frank O. Welch, C. W. Shaw, U. G. Weymouth, Percival W."
