Keywords: Soap Box Derby
Item 104844
Boy building a soap box derby car, Portland, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 103839
Evening Express Soap Box Derby, Portland, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-07-25 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
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.
