Portrait of Frank Aguiar

Portrait of Frank Aguiar

1934 circa

Portrait of Frank Aguiar, the first president of the Portuguese Benefit Society from 1904-1920. Photo taken by Fine Art Studio in Salem, MA at 157 Washington Street.

Picture was taken in the Portuguese Benefit Society by the archivist. A superstition exists around this photograph stating that if it is removed from the building, bad luck will befall the society.

Archives of the Portuguese Benefit Society of Our Lady of Help in Peabody, MA.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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