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Description
Meeting in the upper level of the J. D. Vaughan building in the village, Post No. 134 of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Maine had an active membership representing the surrounding area. G.A.R. was a fraternal organization of the veterans of the Civil War who fought as Union soldiers.
The lower level of the building housed, on the left, the shop of C. B. Richardson, a jeweler. On the right was E. H. Vaughan, a clothing and shoe dealer.
About This Item
- Title: G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Strong, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Cabinet photograph
- Local Code: ED.01.246.03
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Veterans--Maine
- Grand Army of the Republic. Post No. 134 (Strong, Me.)
- Buildings--Maine--Strong
- Jewelers--Maine--Strong
- Clothing stores--Maine--Strong
- Stores & shops--Maine--Strong
- Fraternal organizations--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
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Other Keywords
- boots
- china
- clocks
- clothes
- G. A. R.
- G.A.R.
- jeweler
- meeting room
- mens furnishings
- shoes
- silverware
- sporting goods
- watches
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Strong Historical SocietyPO Box 133, Strong, ME 04983
(207) 684-3613
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