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Item 149625

Frank Soeder, Fort Kent, 1946

Frank Soeder, Fort Kent, 1946

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1946 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Item 102320

World War I era camps, Laredo, Texas, 1916

World War I era camps, Laredo, Texas, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Laredo Media: Photographic print

Item 149628

Madawaska port of entry, 1947

Madawaska port of entry, 1947

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1947 Location: Madawaska Media: Photographic print

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Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1930

Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s

Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.

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Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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MMN Image 105956

A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.