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Portland Water District

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"… of sports photography, from high school sports to photographs of famous athletes. Coverage of different types of sports was all encompassing, and…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

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

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 - 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 - Along the Waterfront

"… ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working waterfront entitled "Along the Waterfront", often with accompanying…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow (son of infamous Temperance advocate, Neal Dow), but starting with Guy Gannett’s…"

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 - 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 - 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 - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… following are but a small selection of Centennial photographs found within the Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection at Maine Historical…"

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

"… of the disaster featuring images from their own photographers, as well as those of the Kennebec Journal."

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

"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."

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 - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"Club, visited Portland in July 1925 for the annual convention. Many guests arrived over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India…"

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…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"… Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class Photographs The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to 1987, and educated over 2,300…"

Maine Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… on image for full slideshow Beginning the 1840s, photographers sought to make the connection between portrait photography and the larger scale…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Photographer George M. Howe’s daguerreotype of Aker’s 1849 bust of Charles Stewart Daveis provides a visual record of this lost work of art."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"What makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Maine’s seagoing heritage are four portrait photographs of captains whose stern faces reflect the responsibilities of commanding a ship at sea."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"This ambrotype of the island by the Portland photographer George M. Howe provides an excellent view of Dr."