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Description
On May 3, 1923, Brimmer Bridge Reservoir Dam gave way, sending a wall of water down the Union River into the city of Ellsworth.
The structure had just been completed the week before by the Bangor Railway & Electric Company at a cost of $250,000.
This scene shows a building, advertising the Ellsworth Steam Laundry, being swept off of its foundation.
Damage to Ellsworth was estimated to be $300,000.
About This Item
- Title: Union River flood, Ellsworth, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923-05-03
- Subject Date: 1923-05-03
- Location: Ellsworth , Hancock County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.6418
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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