Contributed by Bangor Public Library
Description
A view of the Maine Central train wreck in Bangor on August 9, 1871. The inquest of the Maine Central Railroad concluded that, although the eighteen-year-old bridge had been inspected earlier that year, it was severely rotted. The train, trying to make up time, waited until it reached the bridge to apply the brake; this caused a sudden jolt that stressed the timbers.
About This Item
- Title: Tin Bridge wreck, Bangor, 1871
- Creation Date: 1871-08-10
- Subject Date: 1871-08-10
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Stereograph
- Dimensions: 7.5 cm x 17.5 cm
- Collection: Vickery Stereo Photograph Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridge failures--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad cars--Maine--Bangor
- Maine Central Railroad Company
- Railroad accidents--Maine--Bangor
- Bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Spectators--Maine--Bangor
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