Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
William Widgery Thomas Jr., who served as ambassador to Sweden and Norway and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, captured a photograph of the Thomas Brackett Reed monument on Portland's Western Promenade.
Reed, a dominant figure in Maine's late nineteenth-century political scene, served as the 32nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, earning renown for his oratory and strong convictions. Both Thomas and Reed attended Bowdoin College.
About This Item
- Title: Thomas Brackett Reed monument, Portland, ca. 1910
- Creator: William Widgery Thomas Jr.
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Western Promenade, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide
- Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 8.3 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2780, 2014.180.044
- Collection: William Widgery Thomas collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Legislators--United States
- Monuments & memorials--Maine--Portland
- Parks--Maine--Portland
- Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902--Monuments
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