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Description
Wabanaki people escorted visitors to their village at Deering Oaks Park in Portland during the celebration of Maine's centennial of statehood in 1920. General Clarence R. Edwards of the Yankee Division during WWI and his wife Bessie Porter Edwards stood in the center of the group. William Neptune walked to the left of the General.
This image was on the front cover of the Friday, July 2, 1920 edition of the Portland Evening Express, with the following caption, "Major General Clarence R. Edwards, Mrs. Edwards and Governor William Neptune of the Passamaquoddy Tribe At Deering Oaks Reservation this morning."
About This Item
- Title: Wabanaki people host visitors during the Maine Centennial, Portland, 1920
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2938
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Indian encampments--Maine--Portland
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy Indians
- Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920
- Maine. Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Structures
People
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