Rines Brothers Company department store, 1937

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

7506G

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

12-4-1937

Format of Original

4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

Description

Full exterior night view of Rines Brothers Company department store, 529-535 Congress Street, from east. Casco Street at right. The store building was photographed to highlight the display of electric Christmas lights.

The building is also known as the John B. Brown Memorial Block, built in 1883-1884, designed by John Calvin Stevens and Francis Fassett.

Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 4 December 1937

Recommended Citation

"Rines Brothers Company department store, 1937" (1937). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 491.
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