Person/Organization: Gannett, Guy
Item 6158
Gannett Publishing Company workroom, Augusta, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print
Item 6159
Gannett Publishing Co., ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.
Exhibit
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.
