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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.

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    Keywords

    South Portland, Me., Schools, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Preble, Schools

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.