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Item 6881

B-flat fife, ca. 1860

B-flat fife, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Brass, walnut or rosewood

Item 27742

Saco Fife and Drum Corps, 1886

Saco Fife and Drum Corps, 1886

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1886 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 6880

Fife, ca. 1863

Fife, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Walnut, brass
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B-flat fife, ca. 1860

Music in Maine - B-flat fife, ca. 1860

"B-flat fife, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This fife was used by John Robbins when he was a drummer in the…"

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View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Fifes are a small woodwind instrument commonly used in military bands because the high pitch sound carries over long distances, even during battles."

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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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Abbott School, Mexico, ca. 1930

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1926 The Strathglass Fife Band of Mexico and Rumford was formed. First practices were held in the Rumford Band Room on Canal Street but later…"