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Description
Advertisement poster depicting the Portland Observatory with balustrade and flags, created just after the city took ownership as part of the Works Progress Administration art project, a government program during the Great Depression.
About This Item
- Title: Portland Observatory Poster, ca. 1937
- Creator: Works Progress Administration
- Creation Date: circa 1937
- Subject Date: circa 1937
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions: 35 cm x 54 cm
- Local Code: 1991.1.36
- Object Type: Image
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Other Keywords
- Conservation and restoration
- flags
- harbor
- Historic sites
- landmark
- observatory
- ships
- sightseeing
- tower
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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