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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy
"1900Maine Historical Society In Portland, the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary opened in 1886 as a place to treat those types of maladies among the poor…"
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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 - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection
"With the introduction of the Portland Herald, Senator Hale and his Daily Press began to feel pressure from their lower advertising revenues."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… as noted in the January 1st, 1928 edition of the Portland Sunday Telegram, "In the matter of planes Maine has one commercial filer whose experience…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"… ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working waterfront entitled "Along the Waterfront", often with accompanying…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography
"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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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"
"1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express ran a regular article called “We Have With Us”, and “With Us Today”…"
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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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"Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The “Official State Celebration,” held at Portland between June 26…"
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"Club, visited Portland in July 1925 for the annual convention. Many guests arrived over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
"… Society/Mainetoday Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2
"… photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative collection Like contemporary news coverage, the…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2
"… & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"… staff were welcomed at the Maine State Pier in Portland with “Guns, Whistles, and Trumpets”. The guns were fired from Ft."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection
"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"The name "New" Portland was thus due to its roots to the original Portland. People came to live there in 1783, but the town was officially…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"New Portland Fair 1951New Portland Historical Society In 1906 a corporation for a water company was formed. Warren B. Clark, E."
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City of Portland Department of Public Works
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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development
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Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital
"Queen's Hospital administration building, Portland, ca. 1930Northern Light Mercy Hospital The Story of Mercy Hospital began in the fall of 1918…"