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Description
In the early 1920's, the City of Portland built a wooden toboggan chute on the Western Promenade. The site, which included a wooden ski jump, provided the focal point for the Portland Winter Carnival, first held in 1922. During the 1924 carnival, as many as 5,000 spectators watched ski jumpers compete.
About This Item
- Title: Toboggan Chute, Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1922
- Creation Date: 1922
- Subject Date: 1922
- Location: Western Promenade, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.4014
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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