Keywords: editorial cartoons
Item 12115
'Yes, I'll Try a Pair' cartoon, 1964
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1964-01-28 Location: Bangor; Skowhegan Media: Black and white cartoon drawing
Item 25186
Samantha Smith editorial cartoon, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
