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Item 11795

Red Cross button - 1918

Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library Date: 1918 Media: Tin, plastic

Item 111683

Marjorie Linder's Red Cross uniform, New York, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: wool, metal

Item 80020

Red Cross Ladies, Princeton, 1941

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: 1941 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

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British Naval and Merchant Telescope, ca. 1850

Women, War, and the Homefront

When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.

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Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

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.

Site Pages

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Ice Storm, Dr. Hubbard Office Museum, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice storm…"

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Opera Company's Tenth Anniversary festival schedule, Surry, 1994

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… able to navigate the bureaucratic red tape of crossing the Iron Curtain and plan a tour in the Soviet Union as Nowick had hoped."

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Beverly Conant's Girl Scout uniform, Farmington, ca. 1945

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully growing, sub-sect of the…"