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Don't drink the vanilla, Lumber camp, ca. 1910

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"An earlier book, The Ramrodders, 1910, satirized Maine politicians and Prohibition. X Tradecards: A.D. & C."

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Shoe valentine, 1883-1884

Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.

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Dave Glovsky and Louis Armstrong, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1955

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… typical of punk music, they did so with satire. With John Etnier’s graphic design and doodle drawings by Mike Laskey, The Same Band produced…"

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Samantha Smith, Manchester, 1983

Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

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Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.