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Historical Items

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Item 15418

Evening Express motorboat, Portland, 1922

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

Mystery Corner Item

Item 104876

Man selling Evening Express, Portland, 1920

Mystery Corner Item Do you know who this is?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Mystery Corner Item

Item 104877

Man selling Evening Express, Portland, 1920

Mystery Corner Item Do you know who this is?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… with Bullets on Brunswick Road Portland Evening Express, October 16, 1934 Even after Repeal the illegal liquor traffic continued to thrive."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… complains of the serenades of the Night Band, and expresses a willingness to turn out and help put its members in a horse pond."

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A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"The Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Collection contains many examples of sports photography, from high school sports to photographs of famous…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"The Portland Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new publication style. The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"The Evening Express had the largest circulation in the city, and leveraged this by charging exorbitant advertising rates."

My Maine Stories

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.