Keywords: radio
Item 29242
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953 Media: Photographic print
Item 112069
WMPG 90.9 and 104.1 t-shirt, Portland, ca. 2004
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 2004 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink
Item 35210
569-575 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Eoline M Wilson Use: Filling Station & Store
Exhibit
Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… with Bangor called “the Nashville of the North.” Radio stations developed regional broadcasts like Lewiston’s bilingual WCOU’s 'Noisiest Gang on…"
Site Page
"Radios changed how the world connected and communicated over distances. During the Golden Age of Radio, the late 1920s to early 1950s news, variety…"
Story
Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime
Story
Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.