Keywords: Policemen
Item 102747
Anthony Petropulos' police badge, Lewiston, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Lewiston Media: Metal
Item 7449
Policemen in July 4th parate, 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Photo negative
Exhibit
From Fredericksburg to Appomattox, from August 1862 to June 1865, the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment's raw, untrained and undisciplined recruits soon learned to be soldiers. The 17th Maine was known as the Red Diamond Regiment.
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
