Signal flags, Portland Observatory, ca. 1810
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Six signal flags for shipowners used at the Portland Observatory. The Observatory on Munjoy Hill raised the appropriate flag to communicate the arrival of ships in Portland Harbor.
Other Information
- Title: Signal flags, Portland Observatory, ca. 1810
- Creation Date: circa 1810
- Subject Date: circa 1810
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: art on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 902 FF 2
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Portland Observatory (Me.)
Signal Flags
Observatories
Merchants--Maine--Portland
People
Deering, G.
McLellan, A.
Merrill, William
Newhall, A.
Deering, J.
Knight, Jacob
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