Margaret chase Smith Library
virtual Exhibits

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dirigo: the senators from maine
Celebrating Maine’s bicentennial

Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Edmund Muskie stand with young woman in front of a wooden mantel. Click image to go to an exhibit celebrating Maine's Bicentennial. — Cynthia McGillicuddy and Senators Edmund Muskie and Margaret Chase Smith, 1967

Margaret and the 19th
Amendment

Senators Alben Barkley and Margaret Chase Smith and a woman hold a banner listing Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, and California. Click image to view an exhibit about Margaret and the 19th Amendment. — Mrs. John G. Lee and Senators Alben Barkley and Margaret Chase Smith, 1955

Margaret and the Media

Senator Margaret Chase Smith and President Lyndon Johnson sit at table with microphone talking a reporter. Reporter's head is in the foreground and seen from behind. Click image to see exhibit about Margaret and the Media. — Reporter Harry W. Flannery and Senators Chase and Lyndon Johnson, 1960

Margaret and Hollywood

Senator Margaret Chase Smith stands between a smiling Danny Kaye and Jimmy Stewart as she laughs. Click image to see exhibit on Margret and Hollywood. — Actors Danny Kaye and James Stewart with Senator Smith, 1955

Growing up in Skowhegan

The Skowhegan high school class of 1916 stands at a train station platform. Click image to see exhibit about Margaret Chase growing up in Skowhegan. — Skowhegan High School Class of 1916, 1916

Clyde H. Smith

Margaret and Clyde Smith stand at a side entrance of the U.S. Capitol Building. Click image to see exhibit about Clyde H. Smith. — Margaret and Clyde Smith, 1938

Running for President

Senators Smith leaning over a rail talking to Senator George Aiken. In the background and foreground people hold signs saying Margaret Chase Smith for President. Click the image to see the exhibit about the Senator's 1964 presidential run. — Senators Smith and George Aiken, 1964

Major General William C. Lewis, Jr.

William C. Lewis, Jr. and Representative Margaret Chase Smith, 1943

Bangor Federal Building Dedication

Dedication of the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building, 1984

Political Peers

Time Magazine, 1960

Virtual Home Tour

Senator Margaret Chase Smith in her living room, 1955