Contributed by Mantor Library at UMF
Description
A Farmington Normal student posed in front of the American flag hanging from the roof of Purington Hall's portico on April 19, 1917.
The Company K parade along Main Street in Farmington was held on this date as part of a national effort to increase enlistment in the armed forces during World War I.
About This Item
- Title: Student with American flag, Farmington Normal School, 1917
- Creation Date: 1917-04-19
- Subject Date: 1917-04-19
- Location: Farmington, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic image
- Dimensions: 10.8 cm x 6.2 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- College students--Maine--Farmington
- Dormitories
- Farmington State Normal School (Me.)
- Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
- Universities and colleges--Maine--Farmington
- University of Maine at Farmington
Other Keywords
- American flag
- armed forces
- army
- college
- Company K
- dormitory
- Farmington State Normal School
- FSNS
- military
- New England National Guard
- parade
- Patriots Day
- Purington Hall
- Second Maine Infantry Division
- students
- UMF
- University of Maine at Farmington
- World War I
For more information about this item, contact:
Mantor Library at UMFUniversity of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
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Purington Hall, Farmington State Normal School, 1936
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