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Description
Photo portrait of Corporal Charles Milliken in the uniform of the Thornton Academy Cadet Corps.
The Cadet Corps was a school drill team that existed between 1889 and 1893. The first members had caps as their only unifying garment.
After many fund-raising events and performances, enough money was raised for uniforms. At the height of the corps' popularity, trustees of the school were encouraged to require every boy to become a cadet.
By 1893, however, emphasis was on school sports and the drill team became a less popular activity.
About This Item
- Title: Charles Milliken, Biddeford, 1891
- Creator: Goshen, Hoopers Block, 95 Main Street, Biddeford
- Creation Date: 1891
- Subject Date: 1891
- Location: Biddeford , York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 6 cm
- Local Code: 100
- Object Type: Image
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- Cadets--1890-1900--Maine--Saco
- Military training--1890-1900--Maine--Saco
- High Schools--Maine--Saco
- Military uniforms
- Students--Maine--Saco
- Thornton Academy (Saco, Me.)
- Military cadets--Maine
- Military education
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