Not good Enough, Mr. Nixon

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The Day Portland Burned: July 4, 1866

On July 4, 1866, a great fire burned through Portland, leaving 10,000 people homeless and causing $12 million in property loss. Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. researched, compiled and provided the narrative to this 12-page Anniversary Edition of the Evening Express describing Portland before the fire, what happened the day of the fire, how Portland was rebuilt following the fire, and the fire\u27s legacy

Island Club Continues Study : Portland Press Herald, 13 Nov 1958

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Dining Hall Connector Between Goddard and Hersey Halls, Westbrook Junior College, 1957

Westbrook Junior College student Sally Crowell shares her class notes with a fellow scholarship student in the dining hall connector between Goddard Hall and Hersey Hall. Scholarship students worked as waitresses in the dining hall. This 1957 black and white photograph labeled on the back [Portland Evening] Express, Feb 21, 1957, shows four waitresses in the foreground and two seated in the background.https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_classrooms/1016/thumbnail.jp

Four Students with Demitasse Cups, Westbrook Junior College, 1957

Four Westbrook Junior College students pose with a demitasse set in this 1957 sepia toned photograph labeled [Portland Evening] Express on the back. Two of the young women hold demitasse cups and saucers in their hands and sit on a love seat.They turn toward each other. Another two young women stand behind the love seat, leaning on its back and conversing with the seated girls. All smile at each other, enjoying the comradery. On the table in front of them is the demitasse pot, sugar and creamer. In pencil on the back of the photo is written: L to R Joan Linamne -- Orange, N.J.; Teri Findell -- Manchester, Conn.; Jane Houle -- Springfield, VT.; Polly Peterson -- Melrose, Mass.https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_students1950s/1068/thumbnail.jp

Seven Westbrook Junior College Students in Lounge, 1957

Seven Westbrook Junior College students stand and sit in the corner of a lounge or smoker in this 1957 sepia toned photograph with a [Portland Evening] Express label on the back. A round coffee table with a large, centered ash tray is in the photo foreground. Four of the young women wear wool skirts and blouses; two wear dresses; and one wears a blouse and jumper. All face forward and smile at the camera.https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_students1950s/1065/thumbnail.jp

Three Westbrook Junior College Students with Brownie, Dec 1962

Three Westbrook Junior College students pose with a Brownie Girl Scout in this sepia toned photograph labeled on the back [Portland Evening] Express, Dec 27, 1962. The three young women may have been Girl Scouts in their hometowns and home countries. Perhaps they have just presented a program on Girl Scouting in their homelands for the Brownie and other members of her Brownie troop. The Brownie wears her uniform and beanie. An Asian student wears a short sleeve Mandarin gown; a second student wears a silk dress, and a third wears a velveteen dress.https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_students1950s/1061/thumbnail.jp

Two Westbrook Junior College Students Receive Polio Shots, 1956

Two Westbrook Junior College students receive polio shots from Dr. Gisela Davidson in this 1956 black and white photograph labeled [Portland Evening] Express on the back. The two young women wear white blouses, either sleeveless or with the sleeves rolled up, and they grimace and joke with Dr. Davidson as she is poised to inoculate. Dr. Gisela Davidson had an in-town practice; she also served as the on-call College Physician.https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_students1950s/1069/thumbnail.jp

Harbor Forts : Article: Gun Batteries at Peaks Traced to WWII

Gun Batteries At Peaks Traced to World War II, article by Frank Sleeper, published in the Portland Evening Express 10 Oct 1975.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_fortifications/1003/thumbnail.jp