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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
28160
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
9-16-1941
Format of Original
4 x 5" gelatin silver negative
Description
Full exterior view of Etz Chaim Synagogue, 267 Congress Street (at India Street), from southeast. Houses along Smith Street, at right. The synagogue opened at this location on 4 June 1922. Improvements to the grounds near the building, and a renovated entrance were dedicated at the time of this photograph in 1941.
In 1941, Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) was on 22 September.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 16 September 1941.
Recommended Citation
"Etz Chaim Synagogue, 1941" (1941). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. 163.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/163
Keywords
Portland, Me., East End, Munjoy Hill, Houses of worship, Synagogues, Jewish Community
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