United States Post Office (Middle Street), 1964

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

104430C

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

3-3-1964

Format of Original

4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

Description

Full exterior view of United States Post Office building, 171 Middle Street, from south. The post office was built in 1871 of white Vermont marble, and was in use through 1934 (when the post office at 125 Forest Avenue was completed). Until the building's demolition in March 1965, it was used as offices for the U. S. Navy, and later as offices for the Veterans Administration.

Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 3 March 1964.

Recommended Citation

"United States Post Office (Middle Street), 1964" (1964). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 214.
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