Fourth of July 1884 Holiday Portland Maine Celebration Expenses Costs Listing For Sale

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.

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