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Item 72

Thanksgiving Day at Casco Street School, Portland, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 46327

Dental instruction at Casco Street School, Portland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 148235

Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-17 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print

Tax Records

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Item 35936

33-37 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ambassador Apartments Inc. Use: Apartments

Online Exhibits

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Instructors building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Chapman School patriotism, Portland, ca. 1920

"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.

Exhibit

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.