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Item 36312

Elias Thomas family, Portland, ca. 1909

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 149603

Bill Thombs at the Kwanis Club Lobster Picnic, Scarborough, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-08-12 Location: Scarborough Media: Glass negative

Item 10004

Venerable Cunner members in costume, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1895-08-06 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

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Business and Professional Women at Grand Trunk station, Portland, 1925

Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

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Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.