A young student named Elaine Stevens is seen clutching a Halloween party planning book during the 1937 Halloween festivities at the Longfellow School on Stevens Avenue in Portland. The site of the original Longfellow School is now a playground next to the current school, built in the 1950s. This photo ran in the Evening Express on Oct. 27, 1937. Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
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