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With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, we look back at a photo from the Evening Express of a 1938 ceremony held in honor of the holiday in Portland’s Monument Square. Military and patriotic groups surrounded the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument for an observance that drew a crowd of more than 20,000 spectators. Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town...

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