Portland Observatory, Erected 1907

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1807 PORTLAND OBSERVATORY Portland Observatory, Erected 1007 Greetings from Portland, Maine.

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THE HUGH C.LEIGHTON CO.,MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND ME.,U.S.A.PRINTED IN FRANKFORT MAIN GERMANY 319 JUL 13 4-PM! four Margaret and I are here having a first time We leave this afternoon for Bethlehem. Josephine D. PORTLAND OBSERVATORY. For more than a century has this ancient wooden tower served as a watch- tower from which ships at sea are sighted and reported by signal flags to those below on the wharves and in the shipping centers. Portland's old-established wireless telegraphy. It serves its purpose to-day as it did long before the era of steam vessels. It stands on the brow of Munjoy Hill and is open to visitors. One of the landmarks of the city, picturesque and useful. 149. ONE CERY Miss Mabel Jackson Strawberry Hill Home Bethlehen M. H.