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Keywords: World War 2

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 31558

Women's war work illustration, Portland, 1917

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

Item 99136

Donald J. and Beverly Haley Collins Jr. wedding day, Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1944-02-11 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102312

University of Maine Cadet band, Orono, ca. 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1916 Location: Orono Media: Photographic print

Item 102325

Memorial services for fallen Maine soldiers, Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919-11-11 Location: Portland Media: Print on paper

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Item 102319

Herbert Cobb in cadet uniform, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Photographic print

Item 102316

Tugboat "A.G. Prentiss" on Saco River, 1914

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1914 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 102357

Navy sailors on mess duty, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-18 Media: Photographic print

Item 102318

Herbert Cobb's gravestone, France, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Media: Photographic print

Item 102300

Sumner Cobb writes about the Spanish Flu, Louisville, KY, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-12 Location: Louisville; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102322

Laredo Army band parade, Texas, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Laredo Media: Photographic print

Item 102317

William Cobb in uniform, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 8814

Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1944 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 98869

Postcard, Omer Morin, Le Havre, France, January 21, 1945

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1945-01-21 Location: Lewiston; Le Havre Media: Postcard

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Item 98865

Patricia Paré Camire, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 1943

Contributed by: Madeleine Paré Roy through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1943 Location: Fort Oglethorpe; Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 16724

Sgt. Walter Hustus letter to family, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16754

Snowball Express, Presque Isle, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: circa 1944 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 102534

Lincoln Turner's student cadet training jacket, Orono, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Orono; Waltham Media: Wool, cotton, bakelite, bronze

Item 33757

Andrew Fleming, Lincoln, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Alan & Gloria Edwards through Lincoln Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Lincoln; Chester Media: Photographic print

Item 23853

1941 Stearman A75N/1 Biplane (Original)

Contributed by: Owls Head Transportation Museum Date: 1941 Location: Owls Head; Owls Head Media: Metal

Item 23897

1923 Fokker C.IVA

Contributed by: Owls Head Transportation Museum Date: 1923 Location: Owls Head Media: Metal

Item 17192

Coaling Station 2, ca. 1910

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

Item 16725

V-Mail from Walter Hustus, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper, V-Mail

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Item 14895

Disaster Drill in Brewer, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1944 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 108925

Field lighting trucks at the Air Base, Houlton, 1943

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1943-01-30 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print