Keywords: White Plains
Item 62463
Sgt. Horace White letter concerning Confederate soldiers, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain Media: Ink on paper
Item 101275
Matthew Thornton on congressional activity, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-11-12 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees
From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.
Exhibit
Maine Through the Eyes of George W. French
George French, a native of Kezar Falls and graduate of Bates College, worked at several jobs before turning to photography as his career. He served for many years as photographer for the Maine Development Commission, taking pictures intended to promote both development and tourism.
Site Page
"Around this time, the large drum of the Plains Nations became part of broader Indigenous social gatherings, creating a network powwows across what is…"
Site Page
Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"They often performed in regalia from the Plains, like full feather bonnets from Poolaw’s Kiowa heritage."
Story
Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley
Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.
Story
The Wall
by Michael Uhl
What it means to have beaten the odds