Keywords: Car Accident
Item 103955
Do you know where and when this was taken?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 Media: Glass Negative
Item 103786
Car broke through ice at Deering Oaks, Portland, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926-12-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad
The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"… The rising car culture brought speed and accidents to the nations road. Combined with alcohol, this new form of transportation and recreation…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937
"The library received heavy damage to the rear wall. The total numbers of cars that went off the rails were three. One rolled in to Mr."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes
"Four people died in storm related accidents. The damage of the storm cost the state about 10 million dollars."
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
