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Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

52676A

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

6-6-1948

Format of Original

4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

Description

Full exterior view of Saint Joseph's Convent, 605 Stevens Avenue, from southwest. The convent was the Motherhouse of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, in Portland. The community was also the birthplace of Saint Joseph's College.
(The Convent Chapel can be seen at this link)

Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 6 June 1948


Additional photo below, showing religious procession near the convent.

52676A-2_wtm.JPG (3662 kB)
Saint Joseph's Convent procession, with students

Keywords

Portland, Me., Deering Center, Religious communities, Houses of worship, Churches

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.