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Item 105123

Picking blackberries, Westport Island, ca. 1907

Picking blackberries, Westport Island, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1907 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 110411

Lt. H.H. Wadsworth's Civil War overcoat, Eastport, ca. 1862

Lt. H.H. Wadsworth's Civil War overcoat, Eastport, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Eastport Media: wool. cotton metal

Item 9772

B. Frank Hayden's Store, Springvale Square, 1889

B. Frank Hayden's Store, Springvale Square, 1889

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

Exhibit

Charles Garcelon to uncle on finances, Virginia, 1863

Lt. Charles A. Garcelon, 16th Maine

The son of Maine's surgeon general and nephew of a captain in the 16th Maine, Charles A. Garcelon of Lewiston served in Co. I of the 16th Maine. His letters home in the first 17 months of his service express his reflections on war and his place in it.

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Civil War soldier's monument, Rumford Center, 1921

Rumford's Notable Citizens in the Civil War

A number of Rumford area residents played important roles during the Civil War -- and in the community afterwards. Among these are William King Kimball, who commanded the 12th Maine for much of the war.

Site Pages

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Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… feature of a tintype of a young man in a large overcoat with a scarf wrapped around his neck. A hat, gloves, and a big umbrella complete the…"

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Civil War Envelope, 1861

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… although I had 2 Woolen Blankett and A good overcoat. Civil War Army Blanket, ca. 1865 The blankets were often a light weight combination of…"

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… we stopped all night in a pelting rain without overcoats or blankets. On our way from the flank around to the front, we met scores wounded, dying…"