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Keywords: W.C.T.U.

Historical Items

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Item 31008

J. F. Quimby Residence, North Turner, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Item 12259

S.W. Collins Fourth of July parade float, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 105910

Temperance march in Bangor, 1909

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1909-09-15 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"Her violent actions were frowned upon by the W.C.T.U. "From a very small beginning, the [woman's christian temperance] Union has been brought up…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), was founded in 1874. Though originating in Ohio, this countrywide group of politically activated…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… Mothers Against Drunk Driving, D.A.R.E., and the W.C.T.U. still work to resolve some of its problems."