Historical & Political
Enjoy a look into the colorful past of the Maine Highway Patrol and Maine State Police as they appear in photos of historical and political significance, offering security to visiting politicians and assisting during times of strife. Some of these photos have never been published before.
1922 Maine Highway Patrol Harley Davidson motorcycles
1923 Harley Davidson motorcycle advertisement featuring the Maine Highway Patrol
1927 Old Orchard Beach, ME-Troopers attend event landing Old Glory
1927 - Spirit of St. Louis lands at Old Orchard Beach, ME. Troopers Sewall, Seamans, Hancock, Wibe, Door, and Stevens
1934-Maine Troopers provide security during the Edwards Mill Strike in Augusta, ME.
1938 Summer Old Town, Maine-Trooper Bill Hilchie and daughter Noni in Highway Safety Photo
1941-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt escorted by Trooper Bill Hilchey during her Bangor visit. Photo courtesy Nonni Hilchey-Daily.
1944 - Troopers on scene after US Army Bomber crashes into a trailer park in South Portland, killing 19
April 1955- Gov. Edmund Muskie presents Troop C Commander Lt. Roger Baker with Governors Safety Award
June 1955-Sgt. Ken Twitchell and Tr. Bud Kneeland meet President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Skowhegan
Late 50s-Early 60s, United Nations delegation visits Moosehead Lake in Maine. Senator Edmund Muskie, Capt. Millard Nickerson, unidentified Maine Wardens.
1964 - Troop F Troopers pose with Senator Margaret Chase Smith
1969 - Governors Conference, Prout's Neck, ME. Troopers Parker-LaMontagne-Redwell-McLLauglin-Farrar
1963-President John F. Kennedy visits Maine. TRS. Edward Marks, Det. Millard Nickerson, Russ Bruton, Camille Carrier, Ken Higgins, Blaine Ambler
Oct. 19, 1963-President John F. Kennedy and University of Maine President Lloyd Elliot
October 1963-President John F. Kennedy is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by University of Maine.
Oct. 19, 1963-President John F. Kennedy at University of Maine. Kennedy was assassinated the following month, Nov. 22, 1963 in a motorcade in Dallas, TX.
Oct. 1963-President John F. Kennedy giving speech, protection provided by Secret Service and Maine State Police.
Oct. 19, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy laughs with Maine Democratic Senator Edmund Muskie.
1972- Spiro Agnew Republican State Convention Trooper Ralph Pinkham on left
11-17-77 Trooper Anna Polvinen Fizell, West Paris, ME, the first female Maine State Trooper
May 27, 2014- POTUS 41 George HW Bush Walkers Point, Kennebunkport. Tr. Northrup & K-9 Preston / Tr. Cejka & K-9 Charlie / Tr. Smith & K-9 Trooper / Tr. Whalen & K-9 Bailey (JC)
LINKS TO EVENTS SHOWN IN SLIDESHOW- By Date
Maine Memory Network – We Saw Lindberg! Spirit of St. Louis lands in Old Orchard
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Weight of Her World – AP Article in Bangor Daily News
South Portland A-26 Invader Crash-Worst Aviation Accident in Maine – July 11, 1944- 19 fatalities
Maine Memory Network-President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Maine 1955
Maine Senator and Secretary of State Edmund Muskie career
Maine Representative and Senator Margaret Chase Smith career
Bangor Daily News – 50 Years Later, Bangor remembers President Kennedy
Bangor Daily News – Looking back at JFK’s affiliation with Bangor
Anna L. Polvinen, First Female Trooper, Maine State Police 1977