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    Collection

    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    108138

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    11-24-1965

    Format of Original

    120mm gelatin silver negative

    Description

    Full, exterior view of the popular coffeehouse, The Gate, which opened in November 1965, at 654 Congress Street.
    From the Portland Public Library's Maine News Index:
    "The Gate is likely to prove real cool for coffeehouse addicts. The State Street Church-sponsored coffeehouse will feature pop art, poetry, and guitars."

    Photo published in the Evening Express, on 24 November 1965.

    See links- below- for 4 newsletters published by The Gate in 1973

    The Gate newsletter JUL 1973.pdf (973 kB)
    The Gate newsletter - JULY 1973

    The Gate newsletter AUG 1973.pdf (295 kB)
    The Gate newsletter - AUGUST 1973

    The Gate newsletter SEP 1973.pdf (1028 kB)
    The Gate newsletter - SEPTEMBER 1973

    The Gate newsletter DEC 1973.pdf (998 kB)
    The Gate newsletter - DECEMBER 1973

    Keywords

    Portland, Me., West End, Businesses

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