Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Investigators examine the burned ballroom of the Eastland Hotel in Portland. Fire gutted the room where bedding and furniture were stored until they could be moved into rooms that were being renovated. About a hundred people were evacuated. Most were long-time residents or college students who were living at the hotel.
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About This Item
- Title: Fire, Eastland Hotel, Portland, November 1981
- Creator: UPI
- Creation Date: 1981-11-16
- Subject Date: 1981-11-16
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 5/5
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Eastland Hotel (Portland, Me.)--Fires, 1981--Photographs
- Fires--Maine--Portland
- Hotels--Maine--Portland
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