Keywords: State Motor Company (Portland, Me.)
Item 35045
State Motor Co. vehicles, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 35042
Service Department, State Motor Co., Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930
"… four button cream cotton summer (possibly motoring) coat with blue velvet collar, lapels and cuffs; of a later date, a light, loose, collarless…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… have replaced wooden bushel baskets; and outboard motor boats have replaced the rowboats once used to reach the flats across the river."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
