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Description
From July 12 to July 18, 1925, the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held its seventh annual convention in Portland. In attendance were women from across the country.
Pictured here is a group of delegates from the Chester, Pennsylvania delegation gathered at a clambake on Peaks Island. Organizers held the event on July 15, and all 2,000 delegates from the convention were in attendance.
About This Item
- Title: Pennsylvania delegation posing at the NFBPWC clambake, Peaks Island, 1925
- Creation Date: 1925-07-15
- Subject Date: 1925-07-15
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Media: glass negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.10950
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Clambakes--Maine--Photographs
- National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs--History
- Peaks Island (Me.)
- Women--Societies and clubs--Congresses and conventions
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