Keywords: War with Spain, 1898
Item 7949
Soldiers on Federal Street., Portland, 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint
Item 14691
War banner, Portland City Hall, 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Portland; Havana Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
