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Description
The Portland Day Nursery was a pioneer in Maine child day-care. It was supported in part by the Portland Baby Hygiene and Child Welfare Association. Here, the children ate their noontime meal in the company of a local dog.
A full-page article about the nursery ran in the April 18, 1923 edition of the Portland Evening Express.
About This Item
- Title: Dog at Portland Day Nursery, Portland, ca. 1923
- Creation Date: circa 1923
- Subject Date: circa 1923
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.10990
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Dogs--Maine--Portland
- Nursery schools--Maine--Portland
- Portland Baby Hygiene and Child Welfare Association
- Portland Day Nursery (Portland, Me.)
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