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Item 14674

Military medical kit, Bucksport, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Bucksport Media: Wood, glass, cloth

Item 105415

Aerial view of Maine Medical Center parking garage, Portland, 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 16260

Eastern Maine General Hospital's Women's Medical Ward, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: circa 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Medicine in Times Past

Inspired by Dr. Greenleaf Wilbur's medical box at the Skowhegan History House, this exhibit highlights some Mainers in the medical field of the past and the stories they had.

Exhibit

Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

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.

Exhibit

Nursing students, Eastern Maine General Hospital, ca. 1898

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.