Cold War Portsmouth: A Snapshot of Life in the 1950s Video
Cold War
Portsmouth (N.H.)
1950s
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
This 16-minute video provides an overview of what life was like in Portsmouth, New Hampshire during the 1950s. The video was produced by Preservation Company for the City of Portsmouth in collaboration with the New Hampshire Division of Historic Resources and funded with Portsmouth Community Development Block Grant funds.<br /><br />Sources for the video include the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth Public Library, and interviews with Sherm Pridham, Ted Connors, Valerie Cunningham, Sarah Bodge, Kevin MacLeod, S. Lorraine Boston, and Harold Whitehouse, Jr. <br /><br />This video is also available on the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire's YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44THcW2Lh2s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44THcW2Lh2s</a>
City of Portsmouth and Preservation Company
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
2020
Community Development, City of Portsmouth
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Cold War Portsmouth: A Snapshot of Life in the 1950s Booklet
Cold War
Portsmouth (N.H.)
1950s
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Pease Air Force Base
A social and historical context photo research document of the City of Portsmouth during the mid-twentieth century. This booklet was created as per an agreement between the City of Portsmouth and NH Division of Historic Resources when the federal government transferred the Paul A. Doble Army Reserve Center at 125 Cottage Street to the City for the City's adaptive reuse into a new Senior Activity Center. This historic and photo documentation mitigation effort was funded with Portsmouth Community Development Block Grant Funds.
City of Portsmouth and Preservation Company
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
2020
Community Development, City of Portsmouth
© 2020, Materials prepared by Preservation Company for the City of Portsmouth, All rights reserved by the City of Portsmouth
View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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