Burned out sections of Portland, Maine, July 1866, artist's impression

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Scanned by

Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/10/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 15, 2016.

Depicted ContentA massive fire destroys much of Portland, Maine, leaving 10,000 homeless but killing only two.

Image type

engraving

Courtesy of

Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Original caption

Encampment of the destitute sufferers on Congress Street, Munjoy's Hill - Scenes and Incidents of the great fire at Portland, Maine, July 4th and 5th - From sketches by our special artist, F.H. Schell.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 28, 1866, 297.