Keywords: Our Lady of Victories
Item 14421
Franklin Simmons plaster model "Our Lady of Victories," Rome, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland; Rome Media: Photographic print
Item 101550
Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1920
What are the buildings to the right of the United States Hotel?
Courtesy of Douglas Noble, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Postcard
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
"X Feeding Our Soldiers Many Americans tended victory gardens to grow their own fruits and vegetables; in fact, most people became gardeners."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
