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Historical Items

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Item 53180

James H. Shannon, Saco, 1862

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1862 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 12918

Grand Army of the Republic, Caribou, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 5440

Henry A. Willis, Thomaston, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Thomaston Media: Carte de visite

Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

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?

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Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon

Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.

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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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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… and opened a studio specializing in landscape and portrait photography. Starbird released a series of photographs called “The Woods of Maine,”…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"1860Maine Historical Society As a United State Senator in 1868, William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) of Portland was one of seven Republicans to vote…"

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… ranges from the arrival of the technology to the United States in 1840 to Civil War (1861). MHS’ embraces a broader definition to include images…"