Keywords: air disaster
Item 16683
Fire damaged control tower, Presque Isle Air Base, 1954
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1954 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 16682
Fire at Hangar #4, Presque Isle Air Base, 1954
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1954 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2
"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2
"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
