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Description
Penobscot Governor Noel Francis (left) and William Neptune, Passamaquoddy Tribal Governor (right) and other Wabanaki people escorted Maine Governor Carl E. Milliken (1877-1961) to the "Indian Village", an encampment at Deering Oaks Park in Portland, part of the centennial of Maine statehood.
Governor Milliken was presented with a bow and arrows during his visit to the Indian Village.
This photo was on page nine of the Saturday, July 3, 1920 of the Portland Evening Express.
About This Item
- Title: Penobscot Gov. Francis and Passamaquoddy Gov. Neptune escort Maine Gov. Milliken, Portland, 1920
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Deering Oaks, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2918
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Governors--Maine
- Indian village (Portland, Me.)
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy Indians
- Indians of North America--Maine--Penobscot Indians
- Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920
- Maine. Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Parks--Maine--Portland
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Clothing and dress
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Structures
- Penobscot Indians--Clothing and dress
People
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