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    Collection

    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    25969

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    5-25-1941

    Format of Original

    4 x 5" gelatin silver negative

    Description

    Full exterior view of the Fraternity House, 52 Center Street, from east (between Pleasant Street and Spring Street)..
    The building was built in 1869, as the Thomas Gill House. The building became home for the Fraternity House, which sponsored a variety of charitable community organizations and meetings.
    See this link for a 1984 view of the building, following its years as the "Erebus building."

    Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 25 May 1941

    Keywords

    Portland, Me., Downtown Portland, Gorham's Corner, Center Street

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.