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Historical Items

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Item 13525

RCAF pilot with crew and Hurricane, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 74749

Cumberland County Power & Light crew, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 29066

Sawmill Crew, possibly Biddeford, 1908

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1908 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Exhibit

Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"By the 1890’s large crews were needed to harvest potatoes. Pictured on the left are several men using a hand digger to dig potatoes from the rows."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Santa and crew ready to cut tree, Presque Isle, 1953Presque Isle Historical Society Various crew members including Santa wait for the cutting…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"By Aug 3rd, Mr. O. P. Steward’s crew had begun building the bandstand that would become an ornament to the Common and be large enough to provide room…"

My Maine Stories

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR