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Description
This city hall was built in 1868, rebuilt after a fire in 1866, and burned again in 1908 from an electrical fire. The Lamson studio photograph shows the Grand Army of the Republic reunion celebration at City Hall in June 1885.
The GAR was a Civil War veterans' organization.
About This Item
- Title: City Hall, Portland, 1885
- Creator: Lamson
- Creation Date: 1885
- Subject Date: 1885
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 17 cm x 11 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--Portland--City Hall
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- City Halls--Maine--Portland
- Grand Army Reunion (Portland, Me.)
- Portland City Hall (Me.)--Photographs
- Reunions--Maine--Portland
Other Keywords
- Architecture, buildings & monuments
- Celebrations, holidays & commemorations
- Grandeur
- Military
- Politics, politicians, government & law
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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