Keywords: Country Gentleman
Item 16015
Country Gentleman Potatoes, Washburn, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Washburn Media: Paper
Item 80271
Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Franklin, 1849
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1849 Location: Westport; Readfield Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
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