Keywords: caterpillar treads
Item 23035
Toy tractor, Mapleton, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Mapleton Media: Metal and rubber
Item 21602
Cletrac tractor and Hoover paddle digger, Caribou, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.