Maine Memory Network

McDowell Garment Drafting Machine, 1912

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1912 Location: Littleton; New York Media: Brass

Man holding a compass, Rockland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Rockland Media: Tintype

Selective Service Draft Law registration poster, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Media: Ink on paper

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World War II draft card, Lewiston, 1942

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1942-02-16 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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William H. Jackson letter requesting employee exemption from Civil War draft, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-09-02 Location: Windham; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Thomas J. Burgess, draft notice, Belfast, 1863

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Enlistment and draft quotas, Houlton, 1864

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1864-07-01 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Albert Dunn at Dalling's Camp, Patten, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Patten Media: photographic print

Craftsman holding tools, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Media: Daguerreotype

Carpenter holding a square, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Daguerreotype

Charles Weed's Draft Notice September, 1864

Contributed by: Clayton Douglass family through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-09-19 Location: Portland; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Craftsman holding tools, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Ambrotype

Willard Cross draft notice, Pittsfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1862-09-13 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Brooks' Patent writing case, ca. 1864

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1864 Location: Biddeford Media: Leather, cotton, glass, metal

Charles W. Cole's Draft Notice, 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-16 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Taber wagon with horses and farm laborers, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1910 Location: Houlton Media: photographic print

Letter on trip from Portland to Washington D. C., 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-10-21 Location: Sebago; Boston; Fall River; Jersey City; New York; Baltimore; Philadelphia; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Military inductees, South Paris, 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943-01-20 Location: South Paris Media: Photographic print

Saco and Pettee shops, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Draftsmen working in the engineer's office, Millinocket, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

Letter from Nathan Wight, Sebago to John L Hodsdon, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-12 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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David Brown's letter from Sebago to John L Hodsdon, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-29 Location: Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Draft of Gen. Shepley resignation, Portland, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Kiah Sewall draft of will, Mobile, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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