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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
TL 01 FEB 1987
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
2-1-1987
Format of Original
35mm gelatin silver negatives
Description
Views of Boone's Restaurant, 6 Custom House Wharf. Also known as Boone's Fish House and Oyster Room, the waterfront restaurant was first opened by Alexander Boone in 1898. Boone's history includes visits from iconic celebrities such as Ingrid Bergman, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
Left image: Exterior view of Boone's from northwest, looking toward Portland harbor from Commercial Street.
Right image: Interior view of Boone's dining room.
Right photo published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 1 February 1987
See Additional Files link (below) for:
* A view of Boone's rear entrance, facing Casco Bay Lines ferry pier.
* The 1989 Boone's Menu
* A humorous, souvenir "Boone's Menu," circa1950
Recommended Citation
"Boone's Restaurant, 1987" (1987). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. 544.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/544
Boone's Restaurant rear entrance - 1 February 1987
Boones 1989.pdf (2692 kB)
Boone's MENU 1989
Boones ca1950.pdf (2591 kB)
Boone's [humorous] "MENU" ca1950
Keywords
Portland, Me., Old Port, Waterfront, Custom House Wharf, Businesses, Menu
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