Contributed by Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media
Description
Wabanaki people helped Maine Governor Carl Milliken into a canoe at Deering Oaks Park in Portland. They paddled Milliken across the pond at Deering Oaks Park during the celebration of the centennial of Maine statehood, June 26-July 5, 1920.
Passamaquoddies and Penobscots had an encampment at the park where they demonstrated Wabanaki heritage.
This image was a part of a series of photos taken for the July 3, 1920 edition of the Portland Evening Express.
About This Item
- Title: Wabanaki people paddle Gov. Milliken around Deering Park, Portland, 1920
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2917
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Canoes
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Governors--Maine
- Indian village (Portland, Me.)
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy Indians
- Indians of North America--Maine--Penobscot Indians
- Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920
- Maine. Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Clothing and dress
People
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