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Description
This photo was taken during the construction of the present-day Portland City Hall. The first city hall at this site, built in 1862, burned in 1866 and was restored later that same year.
On January 24, 1908 City Hall burned again, with construction beginning on the new building in 1909.
This building was dedicated in an elaborate ceremony on August 22, 1912.
About This Item
- Title: City Hall clocktower construction, 1912
- Creation Date: circa 1912
- Subject Date: circa 1912
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 17.9 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--Portland--City Hall
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- City halls--Maine--Portland
- Clocktowers--Maine--Portland
- Government facilities--Maine--Portland
- Portland City Hall (Portland, Me.)--Photographs
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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