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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"… High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the Press…"

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

"Within a year of its formation in 1920, the Portland Business and Professional Women's Club had more than 500 members."

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

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

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

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

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

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

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…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

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

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

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…"

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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… After the Civil War, sewing machines reached the professional dressmaking and home sewing market. They were expensive."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… academic and textile conservation programs, professional organizations, museum collections, and exhibition initiatives."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… but the towns would also hire two or three professional ball players to help them out. These pros were usually pitchers or big hitters and would be…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… has surfaced taken by a person other than the professional photographer A. B. Jessaman Centennial Eastern Star float, Lubec, 1911Lubec…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"Cars and trucks are made more professionally, and they can be very luxurious. The creation of the highway changed Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"If I was the first professional sports player, I would donate lots of my money to the town so that they could be a better town."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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