Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0054_0358 |
Collection |
Alvah C. Card Slides |
Title |
Congress Block Fire |
Date |
March 1956 |
Year Range from |
1925 |
Year Range to |
1975 |
Description |
View from Market Square showing the demolition of the upper floors of the Congress Block (Jarvis Block) following a February 29,1956 fire, Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH. While undated, the photo was most likely taken within the next few weeks of the fire. There is two-way traffic on Congress Street. |
Photographer |
Card, Alvah C. |
Object Name |
Transparency, Slide |
Search Terms |
Alvah C. Card Slide Collection (P0054) Portsmouth Fire Department Market Square Congress Street High Street Goodman's Men's Store Green's Drug Store (Market Square) Boston & Maine Bus Stop (Market Square) Marden Studio (photographer) New China Restaurant Jarvis Restaurant Federal Cigar J.J. Newberry Co. (Congress Street) Jarvis Block (Congress Street) Congress Block (Congress Street) Day's Jewelry Store Federal Cigar Carroll and Co. |
Subjects |
Slides (film) Fires Damage Downtown Stores & shops Storefronts Advertisements Mansard roofs Traffic Automobiles Business districts Demolition |