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Item 78859

Tuscan Opera House Dance Program, Dixfield, February 4, 1926

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Dixfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5978

The Melody Kings, Saco, 1939

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 35371

John Bapst Snowball dance card, Bangor, 1952

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: 1952-12-26 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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W. E. Chandler's Band, Kennebunkport, 1910

Strike Up the Band

Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.

Exhibit

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… Marching Bands Click to explore community bands in Maine Community bands, historically comprised of male musicians, embraced diverse…"

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Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… paying us a visit from Harrison Maine we had no band of Music as is usual on such occasions ..." Martin, his wife, Clara, and their children, Ada…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… from one to another: the circus, the Cornet Band, newspaper articles about politics, a tribute to a friend who died in the Civil War, a drawing of…"