This photo of Miss Nettie C. Burleigh, alongside her horse, Peggy, and her dog, Sam, appeared in a photo collage in the Monday, July 24, 1923, edition of the Portland Evening Express & Advertiser. The collage accompanied a lengthy article titled “Maine Likely to Have One Woman in Legislature Next Year.”

In the article, the Evening Express published a letter Miss Burleigh wrote to the voters, announcing her candidacy for the Maine Legislature as a Republican representing Vassalboro and Winslow. The paper also provided detailed information about Burleigh, including her work on the farm, her education at Mt. Holyoke, and her various political positions.