Feature Obituary: William Curran Jr., 90, Press Herald Photographer For 41 Years

Generations of young athletes will remember the name of William Curran Jr., who worked as a staff photographer at the Portland Press Herald for 41 years until retiring in the early 1980s. Years before the era of digital photography, Curran would cover one sporting event after another for the newspaper, carrying first a Speed Graphic camera – standard equipment for journalists until the mid-60s – before switching to 35mm film cameras later in his career. Mr.