Item 103949 - Portland Day Nursery building, Portland, ca. 1923
- Item 103949 - Portland Day Nursery building, Portland, ca. 1923
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Image Info The Portland Day Nursery was a well-known charitable institution with a playground, playrooms, lunches, and sleeping quarters. The Portland Baby Hygiene and Child Welfare Association raised funds to expand and support the nursery.
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A full-page article about the nursery ran in the April 18, 1923, edition of the Portland Evening Express. The Portland Day Nursery eventually became Catherine Morrill Day Nursery.