Ruins of City Hall, Portland, Maine, July 1866, artist's impression

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Ruins of City Hall, Portland, Maine, July 1866, artist's impression

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Jia Ma, House Divided, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/03/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 16, 2016

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

Image type

engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Original caption

Great Fire in Portland, Maine - Ruins of the City Hall.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, July 28, 1866, p. 468.

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