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Description
Members of a bucket brigade work on extinguishing the flames of the Waldo Street fire in Rumford on August 2, 1923.
The fire was first discovered at 5:10 p.m. by the Majestic Theater’s stage carpenter, Eli Roy. With the help of the Lewiston and Auburn fire department, the flames were put out by 11:00 p.m., but not before significant loss to the town.
Prior to the fire, Waldo Street had been a bustling residential and secondary business district. The blaze resulted in the loss of three restaurants, 12 stores, a garage, a bakery, three barber shops, the Majestic Theater, three pool halls, a 30-bed rooming house, a harness shop, sheds and storerooms, and at least 77 tenements.
About This Item
- Title: Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923-08-02
- Subject Date: 1923-08-02
- Location: Rumford, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 5.1 cm x 7.6 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Fire fighters--Maine--Rumford
- Debris--Maine--Rumford
- Waldo Street (Rumford, Me.)
- Fires--Maine--Rumford
- People--Maine--Rumford
Other Keywords
- barber shops
- bucket brigades
- businesses
- firemen
- Majestic Theater
- pool halls
- restaurants
- stores
- tenements
For more information about this item, contact:
Greater Rumford Area Historical Society145 Congress Street, Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-2540
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