Keywords: weapons
Item 14051
Murder weapon, Bucksport, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bucksport Media: Wood, metal
Item 4253
Dagger crafted in the Libby Prison, Virginia, by a prisoner of war, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Richmond Media: Metal, leather
Exhibit
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
"… Plant, which produced automotive parts and weapons, was acquired by Maremont Corporation and continues to build weapons under the name General…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men
"… in 1865 invented one of the deadliest whaling weapons ever devised, the “bomb lance” harpoon. In 1852, another son, Captain Job Pierce, built the…"
Story
Tracers
by anonymous
tracers, bonding, and fixations
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
