Keywords: fire trucks
Item 9361
1937 Chevrolet fire truck, Presque Isle, ca. 1959
Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 98782
Gay Block Fire, Waldoboro, 1962
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: 1962 Location: Waldoboro Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club
"After horrible fires were fought, firefighters and local citizens would get together and use music in a parade going up and down the streets to…"
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
Story
My grandfather was the ultimate horse whisperer
by Ron Joseph
Childhood memories of time on my grandparents' dairy farm in Mercer during the 1950s and 60s