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Description
This unsigned drawing depicts Mechanics' Hall, the building owned by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association since the 1850s. The MCMA was founded by a group of skilled laborers in Portland and they originally bought the building to store their library in. The ground floor of the building is shown to be rented out to Carter Brothers Jewelers, one of many tenants that Mechanics' Hall had over the years.
About This Item
- Title: Drawing of the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Portland, 1877
- Creation Date: circa 1877
- Subject Date: circa 1877
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Paper and ink drawing
- Local Code: Box 1, Folder 5
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Carter's Jewelers (Portland, Me.)
- Jewelry stores--Maine--Portland
- Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (Portland, Me.)
- Mechanics Hall (Portland, Me.)
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For more information about this item, contact:
Mechanics' Hall519 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
828-337-6741
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