Contributed by Maine Irish Heritage Center
Description
David A. Donovan (1866-1922) was the son of Irish immigrants and worked as a letter-carrier in Portland, Maine.Donovan is pictured here, around 1890, as a Corporal in the Portland Montgomery Guards, a Portland based militia group and exhibition drill team made up of young men of Irish decent.
Donovan resided at the time of his death on Portland’s lower Pleasant Street. Many of the Portland Irish community were raised and resided close to the Irish neighborhood community referred to as “Gorham’s Corners” comprised of the meeting of York, Fore, Danforth, Pleasant, and Center Streets.
About This Item
- Title: D. A. Donovan, Portland, ca. 1890
- Creator: The Lamson Photographic Studio
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 16.5 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: pmg813.004
- Collection: Portland Montgomery Guards
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Irish Heritage CenterPO Box 7588, 34 Gray Street, Portland, ME 04112-7588
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