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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… Society/MaineToday Media Charles Lindbergh On July 24, 1927, Col. Charles Lindbergh made an unexpected landing at Old Orchard Beach."

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 - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

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 - 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…"

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 - 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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"There would be a variety of races for the kids and in the evening there often were fire works. Fourth of July lobster bake, Swan's Island ca."

Bucksport Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… blossom, so the photograph was taken sometime in late July, ca. 1920. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"… team activities arranged in chronological order: July training at MHS, photo workshop at the Byron Historical Society, photo workshop at the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… first saw the electric railroad in operation on July 4, 1889 and drew this illustration of it. Martin was working at Katahdin Iron Works near…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… Description In the evening after the July 4, 1865 parade and observances in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… in 1911 observing the Town’s Centennial on July 3rd and 4th. With a population peaking at nearly 3370 people and exuberant community pride, Lubec…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"This memorial was held on July 31, 1981. This item is in copyright. Rights and reproductions for all UPI (United Press International) images are…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"This battle occurred in Manassas, Virginia on July 21st, 1861. The Union army lost 460 soldiers, all of which probably carried ammunition cases."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in Minturn, Swan's…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"The Bangor Daily Whig and Courier reported on July 8, 1893: "Mrs. John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… Martin has a newspaper article that discusses the July 4, 1865 festivities in Bangor in some detail."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… he commenced to perform business which occured in July last in the national Insurance office in which he stayed his school vacation of 8 weeks."…"