Railroad Disaster, Bangor, 1871
- Title
- Railroad Disaster, Bangor, 1871
- Creator
- Dole, Augustus K. (1869-1894)
- Date
- September 10, 1871
- Description
- When the mail train to Bangor hit the Tin Bridge on the evening of August 9, 1871 running fast, the old bridge--later found riddled with dry rot--collapsed. Five cars were sent off the tracks and down the embankment, and two people were killed. The next day, thousands of spectators began to arrive at the scene. This picture shows the back of the bridge, the fallen truss lying on the ground and the back of a carriage ripped open, as well as a selection of spectators.
- Subject
- Bridge failures--Maine--Bangor
- Maine Central Railroad Company
- Photograph collections
- Railroad bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad accidents
- Spectators
- Stereoscopic views
- Tin Bridge Wreck
- Bangor (Me.)--Photographs
- Spatial Coverage
- Bangor (Me.)
- Temporal Coverage
- Nineteenth century
- Language
- English
- Source
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- James B. Vickery Stereograph Collection
- Is Part Of
- Views of Bangor and Vicinity, Taken by A. K. Dole
- Rights
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