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Illustrations Figures 1. Fort Loyall, 1678–1690 8 2. Portland Head Light 14 3. Mariner’s House (1931) 15 4. Portland Observatory 19 5. Map of Portland (1823) 21 6. Clay Cove (1840) 24 7. Munjoy Hill and Observatory (1845) 26 8. John Alfred Poor 28 9. Old Grand Trunk Depot (1854) and grain elevator 30 10. View from Ferry Village boatyard (1854) 32 11. SS Oregon January 21, 1884 33 12. Eastern Steamboat House 34 13. J. B. Brown’s Portland Sugar Company 42 14. Jeanie Johnston (August 9, 2003) 58 15. Grand Trunk railroad yard and Portland Company 71 16. Grand Trunk Railroad Station, c. 1904 72 17. Commercial Street with railroad beltline 73 18. Schooner Viking with longshoremen 75 19. Deering Wharf hauling lumber 77 20. PLSBS banner (July 4, 1894) 79 21. ILA Charter Local 861 (1914) 106 22. KKK parade in Portland, c. 1923 138 23. KKK headquarters (Klavern), Witham Estate 139 24. Composite of former longshoremen Larry Welch, Phil O’Donnell, Tom Mulkern, and Roy Caleb 143 xii Illustrations 25. Composite of retired longshoremen Pat Malone, Steve Concannon, Jack Humeniuk (active), and Pat O’Malley 144 26. Composite of longshoreman Larry Welch 146 27. Loading flour 147 28. Unloading whisky at Grand Trunk Wharf (1920) 148 29. Maine State Pier, opened 1923 150 30. Joseph Ryan, president of ILA (1927–53) 156 31. Harry Bridges, president of ILWU (1937–77) 159 32. Exporting potatoes 166 33. Entering Portland harbor 171 34. Prince of Fundy at International Marine Terminal 176 35. Pat Malone (December 29, 1969) 179 Tables 1. Black Population Concentration in Portland and Boston (1840–60) 44 2. Total Population of Portland (1800–1900) 66 3. Major Commodities Shipped to and from Portland (1895 and 1900) 70 4. Origin of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in Portland (1900) 78 Charts 1. Total Membership Levels of the PLSBS (1882–1978) 216 2. New Membership Levels of the PLSBS (1888–1977) 217 ...

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