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East Market Square, Universalist Church, Bangor, ca. 1870
No full textStereograph showing Bangor\u27s East Market Square bustling with horse-drawn carts and carriages in front of Center Park.
In the background are the Universalist Church with its double steeples designed by Harvey Graves and built in 1860-62; and the First Baptist Church, 1828-29, probably designed and built by Charles G. Bryant.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1020/thumbnail.jp
Southeast view from Hammond Street, Bangor, ca. 1885
No full textStereograph showing a broad view of Bangor and the Penobscot River. This photograph was taken from the belfry of the Hammond Street Congregational Church and shows the dense clusters of buildings in downtown Bangor. Crossing the Penbscot is the old covered toll bridge to Brewer, with the Egyptian style entrance arch on the Bangor side.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1034/thumbnail.jp
Old Toll Bridge and Wharf, Bangor, ca. 1880
No full textA view of the Brewer entrance to the covered Old Toll Bridge. Supported on pylons, the bridge allowed easy access across the Penobscot between Bangor and Brewer. This photograph also shows a view of the wharves on both sides of the river, with vessels ranging from small sailboats to the small steamship on the lower right to the larger vessel equipped with a covered side propeller across the river on the left.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1028/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Childrens Home, Bangor, ca. 1870
No full textThe Bangor Children\u27s Home was completed in 1869 following the design of Henry W. Hartwell. It was designed in memory of Sarah, the late wife of Franklin W. Pitcher, and built with $25,000 which he donated. Although it derived from the Bangor Female Orphan Asylum, chartered in 1839, the state legislature granted a new charter as the home was under construction allowing the admission of boys. Samuel Prentiss later donated the adjoining lot for use as a playground. The building is now a day nursery.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1019/thumbnail.jp
Civil War Memorial, Bangor, ca. 1875
No full textSoldiers Monument, a 20-foot high obelisk near the entrance of the Mount Hope Cemetery, may be the oldest Civil War monument in the United States.
It was dedicated in 1864, when the body of Bangor native Stephen Decatur Carpenter was laid to rest. Although his body was moved to a family plot at their request in 1881, those killed in action as well as veterans filled the plot, and in 1907 the Grand Army of the Republic fort and monument was dedicated, followed in 1960 by the 2nd Maine Regiment memorial near the gates of the cemetery.
Mount Hope Cemetery was itself something of a trend-setter; inspired by the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts, it became the second-oldest garden cemetery in the nation when it was consecrated in 1836, covering one hundred acres.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1026/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Theological Seminary Chapel, Bangor, ca. 1881
No full textThe chapel of the Bangor Theological Semenary was built in 1858 by the architect William G. Morse. To the right of the chapel is Maine Hall, designed by Charles H. Pond. Maine Hall, begun in 1833, was designed as a sober, traditional building, modeled after similar structures at Andover Seminary and Harvard University, so its simple Federal facade is plain except for a simple doric portico.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1030/thumbnail.jp
Log Jam at the Penobscot Boom, Bangor, ca. 1885
No full textAfter logs were cut and floated down the Penobscot, they were drawn up short by the boom streched across the river. Here, the logs were identified by the hallmarks cut into them at lumber camps, and separated by owners. In this picture, the ebbing tide has tumbled logs against each other along the bank. The pylons of the boom can be seen in the background in the middle of the river; a chain reached between them to halt the logs.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1035/thumbnail.jp
View from Thomas Hill, Bangor, ca. 1875
No full textThis view from the top of Thomas Hill would have placed Bangor\u27s famous standpipe behind the viewer. The Bangor Children\u27s Home can be seen at the bottom of the hill to the left. The low, hipped-roof structure beside the Children\u27s Home is a miniature planing mill built as an exhibition for the Centennial Day by Dole & Fogg and donated by them as a play structure.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1027/thumbnail.jp
Lover\u27s Leap on the Kenduskeag, Bangor, ca. 1870
No full textStereograph showing Lover\u27s Leap, located about a mile from downtown Bangor on the Kenduskeag Stream.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1003/thumbnail.jp
Penobscot County Jail, Bangor, ca. 1875
No full textThe Penobscot County Jail was designed in 1869 when the previous prison, built in the 1830s, proved inadequate. Designed by Gridley J. F. Bryant, the jail has somewhat of a dual personality. The gracious front in the Italianate style, housed the jail keeper and allowed the building to blend into the stylish and handsome neighborhood of downtown Bangor and Hammond Street. As can just be seen in this photograph, the longer rear section was more severely modeled in granite and housed the prisoners.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1025/thumbnail.jp