Crescent Street, Portland, 1899

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Crescent Street, Portland, 1899

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Description

A young man with a shovel on Crescent Street in Portland, shoveling out after the Great Blizzard of 1899.

The storm covered a large area of the United States. New England received two to three feet of snow and temperatures in Texas dropped to -5 degrees. The Port of New Orleans iced over.

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About This Item

  • Title: Crescent Street, Portland, 1899
  • Creation Date: 1899
  • Subject Date: 1899
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Glass Negative
  • Collection: Portland Harbor Museum, Angell Collection
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Maritime Museum
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(207) 443-1316
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