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Description
Anthony Petropulos served as a Lewiston Policeman from 1918-1945, and was a culture broker between Anglos and Greeks.
Petropulos was the first Greek member of the Lewiston Police force, and spoke fluent Greek and English. As a policeman, he acted as a court interpreter in Lewiston and other cities in Maine and, according to a 1922 article in the Lewiston Sun Journal, "was instrumental in bringing about a feeling of cordiality and understanding between his people and Bates College."
About This Item
- Title: Anthony Petropulos' policeman's coat, Lewiston, ca. 1935
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Wool, brass
- Local Code: 2013.209.001
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Emigration and immigration -- Greece.
- Greek Americans -- Maine -- Lewiston.
- Petropulos family.
- Petropulos, Anastasia Kargas, 1899-1963.
- Petropulos, Anthony, 1883-1972.
- Police -- Maine -- Lewiston.
- Portraits--Maine--Lewiston
- Uniforms
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