Casco Engine Co. No. 1, Portland, 1846

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A daguerreotype of Casco Engine Co. No. 1 in Portland was taken during a fireman's parade on September 30, 1846.

The Portland Daily Advertiser reported the next day: "The Firemen paraded yesterday, as previously announced. The apparatus of the department appeared to be in good order, and the personnel is certainly most promising. A more invincible body of men could not readily be found. Several of the companies were subject to the daguerreotype -- with what success we have not learnt."

The domed building in the background is the Merchants' Exchange.

About This Item

Title: Casco Engine Co. No. 1, Portland, 1846
Creator: George Howe and Charles Anthony
Creation Date: 1846-09-30
Subject Date: 1846-09-30
Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
Media: Daguerreotype
Local Code: Coll. 443, Box 10/1
Collection: Miscellaneous daguerreotypes
Object Type: Image

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