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Keywords: Soldiers in uniform

Historical Items

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Item 102522

World War I era soldiers in Monument Square, Portland, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102520

Thomas McPhail portrait in WWI uniform, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Thomaston; Rockland Media: Photographic print

Item 102317

William Cobb in uniform, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: A Civil War Soldier from Skowhegan

Alexander Crawford a soldier from Skowhegan, was born in 1839 on a farm on the Dudley Corner Road in Skowhegan. He served in the Civil War and returned to Skowhegan to run the family farm.

Exhibit

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

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"He followed the page of illustration with a "Chapter on Soldiers." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Once more we would welcome our soldiers home and once more we would live in peace for a short time. Now we would build again in our town and take up…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904) attended the ceremonies and drew this illustration of a guard uniform, which is on page 12 of his 1864 Scrap and Sketch Book."

My Maine Stories

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Story

We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War

Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.