Portland Public Library, 1979

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

135935-2

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

10-5-1979

Format of Original

35mm gelatin silver negative

Description

Full exterior view of the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, from east.
The main branch of the Library relocated from the Baxter Building (619 Congress Street) to its new home on Monument Square, opening on 14 September 1979.
The building was designed by the Shepley, Bullfinch, Richardson, and Abbott architectural firm, constructed between October 1977 and March 1979.

Photo published in the Evening Express, on 5 October 1979

Recommended Citation

"Portland Public Library, 1979" (1979). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 519.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/519