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Portland, Maine
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Photography
Title
Amistad Photographs
Year
1996
Brian Gorman captures how the Amistad social club in Portland offers individuals who suffer from mental health issues a place to convene and socialize.
Type
Photography
Title
Sound Check Photographs
Year
2004
A Company of Girls, located in Portland, is a touring company of girls who put on one play a year. Talia Weiner captures the work of the company.
Type
Photography
Title
Elizabeth Nagel and the Latin Community Council
Year
1997
Jeremy Lurgio captures the efforts of Elizabeth Nagel within the Hispanic community and the Latin Community Council in Portland.
Type
published content
Title
Ida's Story
Year
1976
Written as the first chapter to her own book, Ida Allen shares her childhood story about growing up in the woods of Maine.
Type
Radio
Title
15 Minutes of Shame
Year
2012
Returning to his hometown, Gabe Grabin goes back to Kennebunk following a prostitution scandal. Grabin speaks to members of the community about their reactions and opinions to the news, and how rumors spread about prominent individuals from the town being involved.
Type
Radio
Title
Back to Pineland
Year
2020
Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.
Type
Radio
Title
Back to Pineland
Year
2020
Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.
Type
Radio
Title
For My Children, For Myself
Year
2004
Abdi Saeed speaks about the journey that his mother, Nimo Saeed, has gone through living in Somalia, coming to Maine, and learning English.
Type
published content
Title
Broccoli Harvest, Limestone, 1992
Year
1995
Amy Toensing shares a photograph of the broccoli fields in Limestone, Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Robert Wilson - The Tinfoil Wizard of Portland
Year
1994
Lisa Plihcik captures images of sculptors who attempt to make livings off of their artwork.
Type
Photography
Title
Congress Street Vintage Stores
Year
1992
Angela Woolridge captures images of customers shopping and browsing in second hand stores in Portland.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Getting Balanced
Year
2014
Following a break-up, Josh Lauth came to Portland to find a more balanced life. Allison Behringer profiles Lauth's journey as he makes money juggling and dumpster dives.
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