Neal Dow, ca. 1870s
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Neal Dow, a Portland, Maine native, was born to a Quaker family. He believed in the temperance movement, and during his tenure as Mayor of Portland convinced the Maine legislature to enact Prohibition in 1851.
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- Title: Neal Dow, ca. 1870s
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 25 x 20
- Local Code: Photographs--OS--Ex Large--Box 2--People--A-J ; 675*7
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Prohibition--Maine--Portland
Mayors--United States--Maine--Portland
Dow, Neal (1804-1897)--Portraits
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