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Smiling Horse at PUddle Dock 1965/ SeacoastNH.comStrawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #180 

Strawbery Banke Museum opened in May 1965 and this photo possibly depicts that event. Only two buildings were then restored and the weather turned to cold and drizzle. The man standing Is historian Garland Patch who amassed a large collection of Portsmouth images and artifacts. (Click to enlarge)

 

 

 

HISTORIC PHOTOS of the Greater Portsmouth Area appear here weekly

Horse cart at opening of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH on Memorial Day 1965 (c) Strawbery Banke Collection


This image from the book STRAWBERY BANKE:
A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
by J. Dennis Robinson
(c) Strawbery Banke Museum Collection

Strawbery Banke

BONUS CLOSE-UP

Carriage driver and passengers, 1965 (c) Strawbery Banke Museum