Contributed by Bangor Public Library
Description
This view after the fire of April 30, 1911, shows the ruins of the Morse Oliver Building on the corner of Exchange and State streets that have been partially dynamited to permit rebuilding. A wheeled ladder rig, probably owned by Bangor Hydro, is being used to repair downed lines. As the streets were slowly re-opened to traffic, many of the Bangor residents chose to ride instead of walk -- an early automobile is bumper-to-bumper with horse-drawn buggies.
About This Item
- Title: Opening streets after fire, Bangor, 1911
- Creator: Leyland Whipple
- Creation Date: 1911
- Subject Date: 1911
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide
- Dimensions: 6.8 cm x 7.5 cm
- Local Code: Whipple #42
- Collection: Whipple Lantern Slide Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Automobiles--Maine--Bangor
- Bangor (Me.)--Fire, 1911
- Buildings--Maine--Bangor
- Carts & wagons--Maine--Bangor
- Demolition--Maine--Bangor
- Electric lines--Maine--Bangor
- Fires--Maine--Bangor
- Maintenance & repair--Maine--Bangor
- Ruins--Maine--Bangor
- Sightseers--Maine--Bangor
- Streets--Maine--Bangor
- Traffic congestion--Maine--Bangor
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