Maine Memory Network

Portland Water District

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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."

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

"Upon leaving school he entered the employ of the City of Portland as rod man in the Department of Public Works."

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

"The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925."

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

"On a local level, changes in Portland city government and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan were motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments."

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Portland Public Library

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

"He chose the town as the departure port on many of his voyages to the Arctic and Subarctic. The departures were festive occasions."

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"This emergency, along with limited proper hospital facilities in the Portland area, prompted Bishop Walsh to enlist the help of the Sisters of Mercy."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Its members cared for the sick and ransomed prisoners of war. Mother McAuley modeled the Sisters of Mercy coat of arms on the original Order insignia."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"To meet this need, the Sisters of Mercy arranged for the purchase of property at 144 State Street. That same year, the Sisters received additional…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… services at the hospital, coordinating with city and state welfare agencies. Desmond and other staff noticed that many patients—particularly those…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"The epidemic peaked in Portland during October. By the 24th of that month, there were over 8,200 reported cases (almost certainly an undercount) with…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Five Portland photographers of this period are represented in the Maine Historical Society Collection: Marcus Ormsbee, George M."

South Portland Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

South Portland Public Library

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… position itself as “the amusement center of the city” and that it “will mark a new era in the history of summer vaudeville entertainment.” This…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Warren. While Leland’s artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland portrait painter Charles O."