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Description
A sign "Remember the Maine," draped with American flags is on the front of Portland City Hall in 1898. The Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor in Cuba, providing a reason for America to go to war with Spain.
About This Item
- Title: War banner, Portland City Hall, 1898
- Creator: Joseph F. Chaplin
- Creation Date: 1898
- Subject Date: 1898
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Havana, Cuba
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 2126, Box 2/Env. 9
- Collection: Chaplin family collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine (Battleship)
- Spanish American War, 1898
- Flags
- Demonstrations--Maine--Portland
- Portland City Hall (Me.)--Photographs
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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