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LC Subject Heading: World War, 1939-1945

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 148614

Sailors posing at the U.S. Navy Fleet Signal Station, Great Diamond Island, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Great Diamond Island Media: Film negative

Item 149057

Portland Head Light seen from the Harbor Entrance Control Post, Cape Elizabeth, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Film negative

Item 149060

U.S. Navy Medical Department personnel entering a vehicle, Portland, ca. 1944.

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 149061

Three sailors on the U.S. Navy docks, Portland, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 149062

Three sailors on the U.S. Navy docks, seen from overhead, Portland, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 152029

U.S. Naval Frontier Base loading dock, Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 152030

U.S. Naval Frontier Base activity, Portland, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 152031

U.S. Naval activity in Casco Bay, Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative

Item 4313

Walter Hustus at Stalag 17-B, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Gneixendorf Media: Photographic print

Item 81735

W.W.II Rubber drive at the Star Theater, Westbrook, 1943

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1943 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 111683

Marjorie Linder's Red Cross uniform, New York, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: wool, metal

Item 4165

Soldier welcome, Portland, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 9188

Certificate of recognition, Madeline Tuttle, Norway, 1944

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1944-05-14 Location: Norway Media: Ink and foil on paper

Item 9189

Honor Roll, Norway Grange, 1945

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Norway Media: Ink on paper

Item 9190

WWII Patriotic banner, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Norway Media: Felt with foil and cloth

Item 9329

World War II ration book,1943

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

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Item 9331

Local National Guard Engineers leaving for WWII, Norway, 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 9415

Soldiers leaving for WWII, Norway, 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 9419

Draftees boarding bus, Norway, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 9420

Ration book cover, Norway, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Norway Media: Ink on paper

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Item 12825

WW II Newsletter, Stockholm, 1942

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Stockholm Media: Text

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Item 13520

SBC 3 Helldiver being Towed to Canada, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14074

Phil Boudreau on Furlough, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 16718

Postcard from Walter Hustus to mother, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-03-10 Location: South Portland Media: Postcard

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