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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 - Sports

"The Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Collection contains many examples of sports photography, from high school sports to photographs of famous…"

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 - 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…"

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 - Aerial Photography

"He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation."

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”…"

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…"

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

"… The centennial committee organized a series of grand activities including an exposition, several parades, a music festival, visiting dignitaries…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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."

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He ultimately sold newspapers on the Grand Trunk Railroad System. He formed a partnership with his brother, in 1861, to publish papers for this…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Completion in 1853 of the Grand Trunk Railroad linking Portland to Montreal expanded even further opportunities for trade and jobs."