Contributed by Bangor Historical Society
Description
A view of the Bangor waterfront from a point up river from the covered bridge--today's Penobscot Bridge. The river is full of log rafts being sorted by riverdrivers and the banks are stacked with lumber ready for shipment around the world.
About This Item
- Title: Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 19 cm
- Local Code: 85.26.09
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Log driving--Maine--Bangor
- Covered bridges--Maine--Bangor
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Bangor
- Waterfronts--Maine--Bangor
- Logs--Transportation
- Lumber industry--Maine--Bangor
- Log rafts--Maine--Bangor
- Loggers--Maine--Bangor
- Penobscot River (Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
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Bangor Historical Society159 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-1900
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