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Item 13208

American Legion Drum Corp, Houlton, ca. 1930

American Legion Drum Corp, Houlton, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard

Item 27742

Saco Fife and Drum Corps, 1886

Saco Fife and Drum Corps, 1886

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1886 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 31807

Guilford Sons of American Legion Drum, 1940

Guilford Sons of American Legion Drum, 1940

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Guilford Media: Steel, skin

Online Exhibits

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Civil War drum, ca. 1861

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"On the battlefield, drummers provided a visual location for the unit, helping to keep soldiers close together. Drumming at war was dangerous, because…"

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Jacques Cartier snowshoe club, ca. 1925

Les Raquetteurs

In the early 1600s, French explorers and colonizers in the New World quickly adopted a Native American mode of transportation to get around during the harsh winter months: the snowshoe. Most Northern societies had some form of snowshoe, but the Native Americans turned it into a highly functional item. French settlers named snowshoes "raquettes" because they resembled the tennis racket then in use.