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Item 11080

F-106s, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-22 Location: Limestone Media: Photographic print

Item 105602

Late century cape, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: silk, jet, cotton

Item 12048

Portland Airport, 1957

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1957 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

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Samantha Smith's Questions

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.

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Student nurse in maternity ward of Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1926

Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.