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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

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

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…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… overwhelmingly attended the Maine Constitutional Convention. Among the important manners discussed were universal suffrage for all men over 21, the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"Additionally, as the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia completed its rewriting of the U.S. Constitution, local papers dedicated its…"

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

"… state of Maine invited European and Asian allied nations to join the festivities, with an opportunity to demonstrate newly formed and established…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… love of photography, and his newspapers became nationally known for richly illustrated public interest stories."

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

"Gannett Publishing Co. became well-known nationally for their broad and extensive use of photography in their publications; they were especially…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… While they took part in these popular social conventions, the Champlain Society was however, unique in several ways."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

"… Gate designs 1866 Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic convention George W. Ladd Sen. James R."

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 - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

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 - 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…"

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

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"At a time of national crisis with Britain, it was a burden to the national government and potentially hazardous to attempt a separation."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… on the District's position within state and national affairs, and at times became contentious and highly controversial."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… delegate to Maine's first Constitutional Convention, representative in the Maine Senate, President of Maine's Senate, temporary governor of Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… of Franklin County passed a resolution at their convention in 1857, that said: Resolved : That the interests of of our common schools, and the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The school became the first to put a laptop in the hands of each fifth grade student, a model program for the nation."