Photographs, drawings, and pamphlets compiled by First Lieutenant Annis G. Thompson for the 43rd Bombardment Group. The photographs document far-ranging movements and locations, especially in the Pacific, and include many close-ups of airplane nose art. The drawings appear to be primarily by W. Clark Gamble, including his rendition of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

Photographs of soldiers and officers from the 43rd Bombardment Group and the 1379th AAF at Dow Field in Bangor, Maine. The photographs show military exercises on the base, leisure activities on and off the base, and an open house held for the public.

Photographs of soldiers at the train station in Bangor, office activities, parties, religious ceremonies, a few views of soldiers serving as firefighters in Bangor, soldiers and family members on a ski trip, and more.

Photographs of soldiers and families at leisure spots around Maine, a few photographs of the Flying Torah, two dozen photographs of base members visiting the Lac-Beauport area in Quebec, several weddings at the base, sled dogs on a military plane, and more.

Photographs of soldiers from Dow Field serving as firefighters on Exchange Street in downtown Bangor in January 1945, music performed for patients at the base hospital, airplane nose art, the Flying Torah, an open house at Dow Field in which the public was shown a display of paratroopers in action, Maine lake leisure activities, and more.

Photographs of various construction projects, airplane nose art, aerial photographs of planes on the ground at Dow Field, several parties and drills (including office work being performed while wearing gas masks), scenes of coastal Maine, and a December 1944 snowstorm.

Predominantly photographs of leisure activities around the base, near Mt. Kineo, Bucksport, and elsewhere across Maine. Near the end, a few dozen photos show training at Dow Field in September and October of 1944. The last few images are group pictures of service members in 1944.

Features a series of photographs of Army patrols in the Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor, and other Acadia areas. Army Patrol Boat P-359 is among the boats included.

Covers many aspects of Dow Field, but is most notable for its extensive amount of photographs of Women's Army Corps (WAC) members and activities.

Scrapbook containing photographs, event flyers, newspaper clippings, programs, and newsletters documenting activities of the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine in the early 1990s. Primarily focuses on peace demonstrations, marches, and other actions related to the Persian Gulf War.

Many more pictures could and perhaps should have been taken to fully show all the varied and diverse activities that go on both in full view of the public and behind the scenes at the Bangor Public Library. However, I have tried to give the viewers of these photos a bird's-eye-view of some of the highlights of the activities carried out in their library. It is my hope that through these pictures the viewer will have a better understanding and appreciation of one of the community's prime sources of educational as well as recreational materials.