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PublishedJune 6, 2016
Flashback: Maine State Pier, 1958
A September 1958 Press Herald photograph shows the entrance to the Maine State Pier near Commercial Street at a time when the pier was still the region’s main cargo-shipping terminal.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2015
Flashback: The ‘Million Dollar Bridge,’ 1991
Two photographs of Portland's waterfront show abandonment in 1991 and new construction in 2015.
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PublishedMay 25, 2015
Flashback: High technology in 1996
A 1996 Portland Press Herald photograph shows the primitive networked computer terminals of 1996.
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PublishedMay 11, 2015
Flashback: Victory gardens, 1942
A 1942 Maine Sunday Telegram photograph shows four Yarmouth residents raising produce for the war effort.
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PublishedMay 4, 2015
Flashback: Biddeford Pool, 1909
The Ocean House Hotel, now a spiritual retreat center for the Catholic Church, towers over the village of Biddeford Pool in this 1909 photograph.
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PublishedApril 27, 2015
Flashback: Casco Bay Lines ferries in 1946 and 2015
1946 Press Herald photo courtesy of the Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives. A 1946 Press Herald photograph shows the Emita departing from the former Casco Bay Lines terminal on Maine Wharf. Below, an April 22, 2015, photograph from a similar vantage point shows the Aucocisco II berthed next to the new Casco Bay […]
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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Flashback: raising a glass to St. Patrick’s Day, in 1953 and in 2010
Press Herald photographers capture similar celebrations among Irish revelers separated by over half a century.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2015
Flashback: pond hockey in 1996 and in 2015
Press Herald archive photos show pickup hockey games in 1996 and in 2015.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Flashback: State House dome makeover
The copper on the dome of the State House has been replaced, and a time capsule installed underneath.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Flashback: State House dome’s new coat
See how the look of the State House's dome has changed with a new coat of copper.
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