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Historical Items

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Item 102866

The christening of the S.S. "Belgrade," South Portland, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-11 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 15098

Your work means victory World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Media: Lithograph, poster

Item 14803

Rivets are bayonets poster, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Exhibit

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

My Maine Stories

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Story

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima