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Description
The Maine State Lottery advertised by the broadside was to be drawn in Portland on Saturday, August 20, 1831.
A participant spending $1 on a ticket had the chance to win $3,000. There was a total of $25,665 in prize money.
The lottery was created for the benefit of the Cumberland and Oxford canal.
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About This Item
- Title: Maine State Lottery broadside, 1831
- Creation Date: 1831
- Subject Date: 1831
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 34 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 463, Box 1/240
- Collection: WPA broadsides relating to Maine, Massachusetts, and World War I
- Object Type: Text
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