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Item 101152

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 11039

Crest Shoe Co., Lewiston, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-03-02 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 13292

George W. Richards of Houlton - 1888

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1888 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Exhibits

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Pepperell Manufacturing fire insurance map, 1929

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

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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

Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.