Soldiers firing breechloading rifle at Battery Blair, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1930

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Soldiers firing breechloading rifle at Battery Blair, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1930

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Battery Blair, built in 1903 at Fort Williams, was named in honor of Civil War General Francis P. Blair. The battery was equipped with two breechloading rifles that each fired a 12-inch diameter, 1070-pound shell up to eight miles.

The gun was last test fired on the day after the attack at Pearl Harbor, resulting in serious structural damage to the battery.

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  • Title: Soldiers firing breechloading rifle at Battery Blair, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1930
  • Creation Date: circa 1930
  • Subject Date: circa 1930
  • Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Glass Negative
  • Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 12.7 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.8183.1
  • Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
  • Object Type: Image

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