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Item 10622

Vice presidential campaign poster, 1968

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1968 Media: Poster

Item 23333

Dodge Block, Skowhegan, 1916

Contributed by: An individual through Skowhegan History House Date: 1916 Location: Skowhegan Media: Glass Negative

Item 102552

Will You Have a Part in Victory? World War I poster, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Media: Lithograph

Online Exhibits

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Notice of Daniel Webster death, Portland, 1852

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.