Keywords: Republican party
Item 65954
Cover of Souvenir Program for the Republican Party celtennial, Strong, 1954
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1954-08-07 Location: Strong Media: pamphlet, ink on paper
Item 82136
Yong Men Republican Club, Biddeford, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Republican Club through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
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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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Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872
"… (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and Republican supporter, drew the "Republican Wigwam," a temporary building that was located at the…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866
"… advised & concreted the shamefull betrayal of our republican party." The Bangor convention preceded the Democrats' Philadelphia convention, held…"
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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
