Deering Oaks Duck House, 1939 and 1970

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

16855 and 116329

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

11-5-1939

Format of Original

120mm gelatin silver negative, 4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

Description

Views of the duck house, at Deering Oaks park pond. Portland's 55-acre city park dates back to 1879. The layout for the park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Left image: Full view of the Duck House, published in the Portland Sunday Telegram on 5 November 1939.

Right image: Full view of the Duck House, and portion of the pond, published in the Evening Express on 3 August 1970.

[A postcard of Deering Oaks from 1913, featuring the duck house, can be seen at this link.]

Recommended Citation

"Deering Oaks Duck House, 1939 and 1970" (1939). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 438.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/438