Keywords: Business woman
Item 103920
Kansas business woman, Portland, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 102676
Suwanna Sanguantonkallaya, Portland, 2009
Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph
Item 36666
67 Center Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cumberland Candy Company Use: Store
Item 76837
115-125 Washburn Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Heirs of John W. Deering Use: Store
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Exhibit
Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… 1927, and she became determined to be the first woman to match his feat. Miss Grayson landed in Maine to much fanfare and excitement."
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866
"… State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the fashions of 1866 in Bangor. Around them are hat and shoe styles."
Story
Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
