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Item 6059
Title: The great ice storm of Jan. 28, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1886
Location: Portland
Media: Albumen photograph
Item 6061
Title: Ice storm damage, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1886
Location: Portland
Media: Albumen photograph
Item 6062
Title: Oxford Street, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1886-02-03
Location: Portland
Media: Albumen photograph
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A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
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The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.