This map was published sometime shortly after 1834 as it shows the Bangor House. As this map differs considerably from other maps of Bangor, this might be a proposed plan. Note that "New York Park" is roughly in the Fairmount area of the city. Published by N. Currier, lithographer (precursor to Currier and Ives). Attached to Plan of Parts of the City of Bangor.
"The Property Belonging to the Late Zadoc French Esq." Lots 25 by 100 feet. Zadock Published by N. Currier, lithographer (precursor to Currier and Ives). Attached to Plan of Parts of the City of Bangor.
Dedicated to that old stock who planted the seed of Catholicity upon the shores of Maine. First stanza: Come with me and we'll look back To scenes of long ago, When Bangor was a little town, Where the Penobscot flows; And there were men and women With hearts and courage true, Just listen to my story, I'll tell it unto you.
Respectfully dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt: Our Republican candidate. First stanza: The convention it is past and gone, Our candidate is here, With Roosevelt to lead the van The skies look bright and clear; And then with one grand union voice, We'll show our right good will To place him in the chair of state For he can fill the bill.
Respectfully dedicated to Hon. F. O. Beal: For senator from Penobscot County. First stanza: At Monmouth Center long ago A boy was born, it's true, Who wandered forth in life's young morn, To prove his worth to you; As a young man he started forth With courage and clear brain, And soon became conductor On the old Maine Central train.
Respectfully dedicated to the directors and railroad men, whose brilliant efforts were the means of building this grand, new station. First stanza: In Fifty-five, long years ago, Some men of worth and brain Proposed to build a railroad, Down through the wilds of Maine; They started out from Waterville, O'er mountain, hill and plain, And landed down at Bangor, The old Maine Central train.
To the Catholics of Bangor who stood for the Christian Faith and whose bodies lie beneath Mount Pleasant's sod, these lines are inscribed. First stanza: It was drawing toward the close of day As through Mt. Pleasant gates I strayed, And read the name upon the stone, Where underneath their bodies laid, And, kneeling on a mound to pray My thoughts went back to days of yore–Of faces that we loved so well, Whose spirits pass to the other shore.
Respectfully dedicated to the faces we loved. First stanza: I wandered to old Mount Hope's Gate And stood within the ground, And as I gazed along the path Where ‘rose up many a mound; I thought of those we loved so well When life was young and bright, Whose bodies rest beneath the sod Now hidden from our sight.
Dedicated to the men of Maine who dare to stand for a true and just law and the repeal of prohibition. First stanza: The days have come, it’s time to act, When voters in our land, Should stand for what they think is right, And hold the winning hand; Now, Prohibition, it's got to go We hold the leading rein, To down that great hypocrisy In our old State of Maine.
In loving remembrance of those who lost their lives on board the Steamship Titanic. First stanza: It was on a Wednesday afternoon, When a steamship bright and new, From old Southampton started out To cross the ocean blue; And as the thousands on her deck, They heard the signal bell. And watched the English shores recede, As they bade that last farewell.
In loving remembrance of very Rev. Father Michael C. O’Brien, late parish priest of Saint Mary’s, Bangor. First stanza: We'll pause awhile and speak of one In life well known to you, Who always stood for Holy Church And Christian faith most true. He started out when life was young, For precious souls to save, With sorrowing hearts and deep regret They've laid him in the grave.
Dedicated to those three words: Peace on Earth. First stanza: It's midnight, and as by the hearth The fading embers glow, And visions they come unto me, Of scenes that come and go. Of Europe and her mighty war, In battle's fierce array. Then sheathe the sword, bring forth the plow, For peace this autumn day.
Where you’ll meet the tourists of every land. First stanza: The day was drawing to its close, The sea was calm, the storm was o’er The pleasure yachts they sought repose, And stretched along from shore to shore; And as I gazed upon that scene, And saw God's mighty works that day, The sunlight cast its golden beams On those grand hills far o’er the bay.
Dedicated to the people of Bangor who lost their homes on Sunday, April 30th, 1911. First stanza: It was on a Sunday afternoon The sky was bright and clear, The people of our dear old town They felt no dread or fear; But 'ere the clock it had struck four They heard the signal bell Which drove them from the homes they loved And bid that last farewell.
Photograph of The Beal School of Shorthand parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "The first prize for gentlemen's best single driving hitch in the trades procession Tuesday was awarded to the float of the Beal School of Shorthand ... The team was owned and driven by Leonard W. Wheaton."
Photograph of the Eastern Manufacturing Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "Other floats which were noted as the procession wound its way down Main Street across the bridges and through Exchange ... the Eastern Manufacturing Co., whose big float bore a reduced paper plant, where the men made paper and the girls prepared it for shipment."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the Adams Dry Goods Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "There was always loud applause when the float of Adams Dry Goods Co. passed by, for it struck deep to the hearts and inclinations of the vast majority of the spectators. The float was drawn by a spanking team and represented a camping scene. Drawn up at the bend of the imaginary stream and turned over was the canoe, with rods leaning against its side. A tent stood ready for occupancy, before it a fire blazed and real water boiled in a kettle (not of birch bark) while scattered about the camping ground were various implements of an outing trip. Variously distributed were the campers, rugged guides and sportsmen a trifle more fastidious perhaps. It was a scene to stir the most sluggish heart into longing for the forest and its waterways."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the A. Langdon Freese parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "... Now and then, there stood out one of such beauty or significance that the crowds cheered all along the way. One of these was the float entered by A. Langdon Freese--as lovely an effect as can be imagined. The trappings of the horses were of pure white, with the Freese crest in green, and the float was in white, too, with decorations of pink and white crysanthemeums. Great white wings, as of some bird or butterfly, flapped in the foreground; and then--all the remaining space was filled with the sweetest of little children, who smiled into the faces of the crowds."--Bangor Daily News, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the Bangor Cigar Manufacturing Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "The B. C. M. Cigar company had a remarkable display one which would have done credit to a Broadway pageant, and on which all kinds of time and money must have been expended. The huge model of a cigar was up-held by the life-sized figures of two Indians; in the foreground were realistic Imitations of rocks, and enlarged tobacco plants. Reproductions, a hundred times life-size, of the cover of a B. C. M. cigar box, ran along the sides."--Bangor Daily News, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the Puritan Clothing Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "One of the very attractive floats was that of the Puritan Clothing Co., D. P. Mulvey, manager. It gave a very fitting representation of the Puritan days in 1650. Within a cabin, crude, but typical of the days of the early settlers sat Priscilla, spinning on an old spinning wheel over 100 years old. Beside her sat John Alden. The furnishings of the cabin were all genuine relics and heirlooms, and among them were old powder horns, antique chairs and stools, and a lantern over 100 years old. The costumes worn were brought from New York, and were also typical of Puritan days. Real Indians made the setting more attractive, and four from the Ranco family of the Old Town tribe offered their services, and sat in Indian fashion about a moss covered tripod."--Bangor Daily News, June 20, 1912
Photograph of the P. H. Vose Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "One of the strikingly attractive exhibits was the green teakettle, representing the P. H. Vose Co. The kettle was covered with evergreen, with the name Vose made of daisies, enclosed in a daisy border. Out of the spout jetted real steam and it received many compliments."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the Snow & Nealley Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "Snow & Nealley's splendid display of mill and lumbering supplies on an auto truck attracted a great deal of attention and was the largest of the auto floats. It was well arranged and the goods that it was designed to display were shown to the best advantage. A huge hawser, running over two large wooden pulleys was one of the interesting features of this float."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the James A. Robinson & Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "The American beauty float was a fine affair, with a vast bowl of this favorite rose, from which arose a real American Beauty of flesh and blood, Miss Margaret Cullinan, representing the store of James A. Robinson & Co."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Photograph of the E. C. Nichols Dry Goods Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "The Nichols Co. had a handsome float in line ... It was the result of a great deal of thought and a great deal of time on the part of the professional decorator of the firm F. E. Hartwell. Seated on a throne in the center of a large platform sat Columbia, representing the United States, and at each corner of the pedestal upon which the throne rested were four pretty girls each dressed in a different costume, one representing Cuba, another the Phillipines, another the American girl, and another an Indian maiden. At each corner of the platform of the float were white columns, gilded at the top, and the entire float was appropriately dressed. Two horses, hitched tandemwise, hauled the float. At the head of each horse were two attendants who were four young men dressed in the costumes of the Indian, the Phillipino, the Cuban, and the Mexican."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912
