Keywords: Mobil Oil
Item 103890
Mobil Oil blimp above Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 34341
Wilder Oilcloth Factory, Hinckley's Point, Hallowell, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 45780
37-41 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Thaxter S. W. & Co. Use: Office & Storage
Item 37239
33-35 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Galt Block Warehouse Co. Use: Warehouse
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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.
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A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
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