Keywords: Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Item 10711
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, photo with signature, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 98923
Cyrus Curtis birthplace, Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Exhibit
South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
