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    Collection

    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    49508 and 137715

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    6-14-1947

    Format of Original

    4 x 5" gelatin silver negative and 35mm gelatin silver negative

    Description

    Views from publishing offices of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News. Known as America's oldest philatelic periodical, Mekeel's began publication in 1891 and continues today as Mekeel's and Stamps Magazine.
    At the time of the 1947 photograph, Mekeel's was located at 20 Temple Street, and
    at the time of the 1980 photograph, Mekeel's was located at 13 Milk Street.

    Top left image: From left: George F. Stilphen, William K. Jewett (production manager), and Charles W. Severn at the printing press.
    Photo taken at 20 Temple Street, and published in the Evening Express, on 14 June 1947.

    Right image: Left to right: Mary Ann Wheeler, and Charnette Severn Chadwick (daughter of Charles W. Severn) at the Mekeel's offices.
    Photo taken at 13 Milk Street, and published in the Evening Express, on 5 September 1980.

    See Additional Files link, below, for 1961 portrait of Mekeel's editor and general manager George F. Stilphen. Published in the Evening Express, on 7 January 1961.

    Additional Files
    97089D_WTM.JPG (3231 kB)
    George F. Stilphen - EX 7 JAN 1961
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    Keywords

    Portland, Me., Downtown Portland, Old Port, Businesses, Philately

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.