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Description
The Portland Day Nursery was a well-known charitable institution with a playground, playrooms, lunches, and sleeping quarters. The Portland Baby Hygiene and Child Welfare Association raised funds to expand and support the nursery.
A full-page article about the nursery ran in the April 18, 1923, edition of the Portland Evening Express. The Portland Day Nursery eventually became Catherine Morrill Day Nursery.
About This Item
- Title: Portland Day Nursery building, Portland, ca. 1923
- Creation Date: circa 1923
- Subject Date: circa 1923
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.10301
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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