Keywords: outfit cars
Item 14492
Bangor and Aroostook Outfit Cars, Fort Kent, ca. 1952
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1952 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print
Item 15223
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad outfit car, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
