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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
110058
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
9-9-1966
Format of Original
4 x 5" gelatin silver negative
Description
Aerial view of Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI) from southeast.
Construction site for the Hildreth Science Center, in foreground center. Portion of Fort Preble, at right.
The Maine Vocational Technical Institute first opened in Augusta, in 1946, and moved to the site in South Portland in 1952. The name of the school was changed to Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in 1964, and later to Southern Maine Technical College in 1989. In 2003, the college was renamed Southern Maine Community College.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 9 September 1966
An aerial view of the Fort Preble area, taken circa1941 can been seen at this link.
Recommended Citation
"Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, 1966" (1966). Aerial Views - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. 60.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_aerial/60
Keywords
South Portland, Me., Schools, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Preble, Schools
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