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Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

61228

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

7-1-1950

Format of Original

4 x 5" gelatin silver negatives

Description

Exterior views of Palmer Spring Company, 355 Forest Avenue.

Top image: Full exterior view of the building from west.
Bottom image: Close view of the storefront entrance from southwest.

Palmer Spring dates back to 1849, making mechanical springs for transportation. The business's tenure spans horse-drawn carriages, trolleys and automobiles, and it has been at its current location on Forest Avenue since 1931.

Photos published in the Evening Express, on 1 July 1950

Keywords

Portland, Me., Oakdale, Forest Avenue, Businesses

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.