Dorothy A. Pickhardt Talbot, interviewed by Lucia P. Smith

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

A series of 51 interviews about the history of Portland, Maine with index and partial and full transcripts. The Victoria Society, fall 1992. Interviews concerning life in Portland during the 1930s to the 1940s, most interviewees are 75 years old or older.

Dates

1984-1988
1992

Creator

Smith, Lucia P. (Person)

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Extent

From the Collection: 36 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA3152 Dorothy A. Pickhardt Talbot, interviewed by Lucia P. Smith, June 26, 1986, Falmouth Foreside, Maine. Talbot, born December 20, 1897, in New York, talks about moving to Portland in 1922; developing Bright’s disease with her first pregnancy and problems with two others; mansion called Morse’s Folly; remarks how housing and transport have changed in her lifetime; describes heirlooms. Text: information sheet; 3 pp. selective transcription. Recording: C 1023 45 minutes.

Subjects

Falmouth Foreside (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Portland (Me.) -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Portland (Me.) -- History -- Anecdotes Subject Source: Local sources
Portland (Me.) -- Social Life and Customs -- 20th century Subject Source: Local sources
Pregnancy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings