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    Collection

    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    89356A-2

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    2-9-1956

    Format of Original

    4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

    Description

    Full exterior view of Shaarey T'philoh Synagogue, 76 Noyes Street, from northwest. The congregation (Orthodox Jewish) relocated to the new building on Noyes Street in 1955, from their original location at 151 Newbury Street.
    (The name, Shaarey T'philoh, means "Gates of Prayer" in Hebrew.)

    Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 9 February 1956.

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    Keywords

    Portland, Me., Oakdale, Houses of worship, Synagogues, Jewish Community

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.