Jean-Baptiste Couture, Lewiston
Contributed by Franco-American Collection
Item 18880
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Jean-Baptiste Couture (1866-1943), a native of Québec, left school at age 13 to become a typesetter. He came to the United States in about 1883, where he worked for Lewiston's French language newspaper, Le Messager.
He owned and published the paper for more than 50 years and founded WCOU, a bilingual radio station, as well as being active in politics and theater.
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- Title: Jean-Baptiste Couture, Lewiston
- Creator: H. Larocque, Lewiston
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Lewiston
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 14.3 x 10
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Franco-American Collection
USM, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 753-6545
http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/franco/
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French Americans--Communication--Maine
French Americans--Maine
Newspapers--Maine--Lewiston
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