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Description
This image shows a large fire on Peaks Island on June 2, 1936. The June 3rd edition of the Evening Express reported that the fire destroyed seventeen buildings along Island Ave.
Portland Fire Chief Oliver T. Sanborn attributed the rapid spread of the flames to the wooden shingles of the houses. The disaster sparked a local movement to equip Peaks Island with adequate fire protection.
About This Item
- Title: Aerial view of fire on Peaks Island, 1936
- Creation Date: 1936-06-02
- Subject Date: 1936-06-02
- Location: Peaks Island, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.A32
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Fires--Maine--Peaks Island
- Peaks Island (Portland, Me.)--Aerial views
- Photojournalism--Maine--History
- Piers--Maine--Peaks Island
- Portland (Me.). Fire Department
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