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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"With the introduction of the Portland Herald, Senator Hale and his Daily Press began to feel pressure from their lower advertising revenues."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… news that the treasurer of the Portland Fish Co., Arthur Black was in Washington D.C. with a delegation to plead for aid for the fishing industry…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"The Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Collection contains many examples of sports photography, from high school sports to photographs of famous…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… as noted in the January 1st, 1928 edition of the Portland Sunday Telegram, "In the matter of planes Maine has one commercial filer whose experience…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express ran a regular article called “We Have With Us”, and “With Us Today”…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"The Portland Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new publication style. The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The “Official State Celebration,” held at Portland between June 26…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… Society/Mainetoday Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"Club, visited Portland in July 1925 for the annual convention. Many guests arrived over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative collection Like contemporary news coverage, the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"… & 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…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… staff were welcomed at the Maine State Pier in Portland with “Guns, Whistles, and Trumpets”. The guns were fired from Ft."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

Maine Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Co. were responsible for repairs and keeping batteries charged, so phone lines functioned properly. When calling the operator, one had to be patient…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… banks of the Androscoggin River, bounded by the railroad, stood Peru’s largest business, the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield Company…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Noah Gould served in Co. E 24th Maine Inf. & Co. L 2nd Maine. Cavalry. He was married to Alma Weymouth, who died in 1881. He later married Mary A."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Wood-fired locomotives of the Narrow Gauge Railroad brought tourists and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Source Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The three teams learned to build their exhibits and websites for their projects."