Contributed by Bangor Public Library
Description
When the mail train to Bangor hit the Tin Bridge on the evening of 9 August, 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.
About This Item
- Title: Back View of the Tin Bridge Wreck, Bangor, 1871
- Creator: A. K. Dole
- Creation Date: 1871
- Subject Date: 1871-09-10
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Stereograph
- Dimensions: 8.7 cm x 17.5 cm
- Collection: Vickery Stereo Photograph Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine Central Railroad Company
- Spectators--Maine--Bangor
- Bridge failures--Maine--Bangor
- Bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad cars--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Railroad accidents--Maine--Bangor
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