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The Maine Centennial festivities at Portland in early July 1920 welcomed dignitaries and the world's navies to the city. Naval officers posed at Portland City Hall for the local newspaper.

From left to right: Commander Joss Manoel de Carvalho of the Portuguese battle cruiser San Gabriel; Rear Admiral E.W. Erbele, U.S.N. commanding Battleship Division 5, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, U.S.S. Utah, Flagship; Rear Admiral Allan F. Everett, R.N. of H.M.S. Calcutta; Captain Henry H. Hough, U.S. commanding officer of the U.S.S. Utah; Captain P.N. Olmstead U.S.N., commanding the U.S.S. Florida.

This image appeared in the June 29th edition of the Portland Evening Express.

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About This Item

• Title: Naval Officers at City Hall, Portland, 1920
• Creation Date: 1920
• Subject Date: 1920
• Locations:
  • Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Great Britian
  • Portugal
• Media: glass negative
• Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2863
• Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Navies
• Newspaper publishing--Maine--Portland
• Portland Press Herald
• Uniforms

People

• Erbele, E. W.
• Everett, Allan F.
• Hough, Henry H.
• Manoel de Carvalho, Joss
• Olmstead, P. M.

Other Keywords

• Boats
• Captains
• Officers
• Ships

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