Contributed by Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media
Description
Sabattus Lola, left, and Sabattus Mitchell, both Passamaquoddy Tribal members, displayed seal skins at the Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920. Wabanaki people set up an "Indian Village" in Deering Oaks Park in Portland where they performed their culture and taught visitors about their 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: Sabattus Lola and Sabattus Mitchell, Portland, 1920
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Deering Oaks, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2936
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland.
- Hides and skins.
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy.
- Passamaquoddy Indians--Structures.
- Passamaquoddy Indians.
People
Other Keywords
- Holidays & celebrations
- Manners and customs.
- Native Americans
- People
- Seal pelts
- Seal skins
- Seals
- Wabanaki
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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