South Portland Public Library, 1966

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

110276A

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

10-13-1966

Format of Original

120mm gelatin silver negative

Description

Full exterior view of South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, from northeast. The building was designed in 1964 by John H. Leasure, (of the architectural firm Leasure, Tuttle, and Lee) who also designed the Franklin Towers apartment building in Portland (1968-69), and the Downtown Portland Holiday Inn (1972). Library construction began in 1965 and proceeded into mid-1966.
The Library opened to the public on 10 December 1966.

Photo published in the Evening Express, on 13 October 1966.

Recommended Citation

"South Portland Public Library, 1966" (1966). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 600.
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