Maine Memory Network

1946 Jeep Willys, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1946 Location: Bangor Media: Metal, rubber, vehicle

Testimonial Banquet Program, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: 1946-04-08 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Robert Field residence, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Bangor Client: Robert Field Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Hathaway Tavern, Columbia Falls, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Columbia Falls Client: J. D. Hathaway Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs

In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.

Hunting Season

Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These Presque Isle Ice Company…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Roger Weatherbee is well remembered…"

Working as a telephone operator in the 1940s
by Doris Tardy

Working as a telephone operator in 1946 was new and exciting, and challenging.

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II