Train Wreck on Veazie Tracks, 1895

Photographer

Northeast Archives of Folkore and Oral History

Creation Date

1895

Preview

Description

Black and white photograph of a twisted train wreck that took place behind Addie Weed's property in Veazie, Maine, on April 2, 1895. One man, Fireman James Ward, of Bangor, was killed. Negative no. 72.4.5. Source: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Pauline Drinkwater, 1977. See related photos: p01879, p01901, p01902, p02289, and p02290. Stories regarding the initial wreck and subsequent inquiry can be found in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, April 3 and 4, 1895.

Topic

Maine History, Transportation

Collection

MF064

Series Number

NA1129

Identifier

p01903

Recommended Citation

Northeast Archives of Folkore and Oral History, "Train Wreck on Veazie Tracks, 1895" (1895). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 228.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/228

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