Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text by Cindy Dykes Images from Maine Historical Society, Blethen Maine Newspapers Explorer…"

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

"Air travel was often the preferred method of travel for Guy; and his father William flew across the globe, from the tip of South America to Alaska."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… aviators and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… found within the Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection at Maine Historical Society. View a slide show of Allies & Allegiance images"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… Portland Evening Express article on May 21st, it shows the collapsed roof that killed Captain Kent. By the time the fire department arrived, after…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & 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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"An air show complete with parachute jumpers was held to commemorate the occasion and many flying greats were invited guests."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… the top of the shed about 8 feet his element is to be up in the air." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… and the “peculiar and delicious” quality of the air. Here one could purify body and mind with the balm of cool ocean breezes, the inspiration of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"Then in 2001, he went onto The Late Show with Conan O'Brien and appeared again in 2004. In 2007, Bob Marley made his first television appearance on…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Early on she was prescribed fresh air; as much time in the outdoors as possible. During a particularly bad spell Fly Rod was carried up to the foot…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"A parade ensued and was the beginning of a week-long celebration, “National Air Mail Week” . Part of the celebration was the special commemorative…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"1910Blue Hill Public Library Hot Air Balloon launching at the Blue Hill Fair, ca. 1909Blue Hill Public Library Rides have been commonplace at…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… The new reincarnation of the theater advertised “air cooled” and “ample parking” along with the open fireplace."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"The herring are “carried out into the open air, where they are allowed to remain until the water drains off of them and they have become sufficiently…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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