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Description
Wabanaki people made an encampment in Deering Oaks Park in Portland, and participated in the Maine Centennial celebrations, June 26-July 5, 1920. Newell Francis and his wife, Julia F. Mitchell, took part in the events.
This image was published on page twelve of the Saturday, July 3rd, 1920 edition of the Portland Evening Express, with the caption "Noel Francis and wife. Francis was at some time governor of the Penobscots."
About This Item
- Title: Newell Francis and Julia F. Mitchell, Portland, 1920
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Indian Village, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2935
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy Indians--Women
- Indians of North America--Maine--Penobscot Indians--Women
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Clothing and dress
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Structures
- Penobscot Indians--Clothing and dress
People
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