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Description
George Dunbar, Belfast's steeple jack, atop the Waldo County Court House. You can see the bell in the cupola, both bell and cupola have been removed from the building. The building to the right of the Court House is City Hall. In the early 20th century, it was not uncommon to find Dunbar scaling the larger buildings in town, just for fun.
About This Item
- Title: George Dunbar, Steeple Jack, Belfast, ca. 1920
- Creator: Melvin Augustus Cook
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Belfast, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 14 cm x 8.5 cm
- Collection: Helen Shute Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Courthouses--Maine
- Waldo County Courthouse (Belfast, Me.)
- Steeples--Maine--Belfast
- Construction industry--Maine--Belfast
- Construction
- Steeplejacks--Maine--Belfast
- Climbing--Maine--Belfast
- Cupolas--Maine--Belfast
- Bells
- Eccentrics and eccentricities
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