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1884 Fourth of July Holiday Portland Maine Celebration Expenses Costs Listing:
$34.99
1884 Portland Maine Fourth of July Celebration Expense Tally Sheet. - - - DISCUSSION: Ever sit down and wonder what it cost to run a Fourth of July celebration in a moderate sized U.S. city in the late 19th century? Well, in Portland, Maine it cost $3,038.91 in 1884. This typewritten sheet, “Items of Expenditure for the Fourth of July Celebration”, lists 16 separate line items, starting with “Paid on account for above Fantastics” ($404), and Paid for Chandlers Band” ($250), continuing through such items as ringing bells, decorating the hall & observatory, ambulances, fire works, and a lawn tennis prize, and ending with “Paid for work on band stand” ($28.09) and “Paid for horse and carriage hire, etc.” ($38). Single sheet. 8”x10”. Folds, light soil, creases, trimmed unevenly at the base. SHIPPING NOTES: We combine shipping charges on orders for more than one item- you pay the shipping fee for your first item, and any other items that you order at the same time are shipped with it for no additional charge [If you buy more than one item please ask us to send a revised invoice before you pay]. All ephemera & photos are shipped USPS ‘Ground Advantage’ (which used to be First Class Package) in a board-reinforced card mailer with a large red DO NOT BEND sticker. Stock #43561
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