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Item 66031

Order for medical supplies for more regiments, Augusta, 1861

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14674

Military medical kit, Bucksport, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Bucksport Media: Wood, glass, cloth

Item 16255

Operating room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, 1974

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: 1974 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

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Student nurse in maternity ward of Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1926

Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

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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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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mercy Hospital technician, Portland, ca. 1941

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… to be at the forefront of twentieth-century medical enhancements. X-Ray technology achieved perhaps the greatest attention after the Second World…"