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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
112857E-4
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
6-29-1968
Format of Original
120mm gelatin silver negative
Description
Full exterior view of Day's Jewelry Store (also known as Day's Department Store), 489 Congress Street, from southwest.
The business was at this location from 1927-1972, specializing in jewelry, timepieces (and their repair), radios, televisions, and household appliances. Day's relocated to 540 Congress Street, where they continued in business through 1985.
Chapman Building (477 Congress Street) is at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 29 June 1968.
Photos of Day's taken in 1949 and 1954 can be seen at this link.
Recommended Citation
"Day's Jewelry Store, 1968" (1968). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. 226.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/226
Keywords
Portland, Me., Downtown Portland, Businesses, Congress Street
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