Tree on car, Auburn, 1943
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 74755
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The description written on the photograph reports: "Mr. Adelard A. Roy stalled his car in his driveway at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 23 (1943). This pole fell on the car about 10 minutes later. He took the bus to work that day."
The author of the text also labeled the photograph "Unfortunate place to park."
Roy lived on Mechanic Falls Road in Auburn.
Other Information
- Title: Tree on car, Auburn, 1943
- Creation Date: 1943-11-23
- Subject Date: 1943
- Town: Auburn
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Local Code: Coll. 2115, Box 311/6
- Collection: Central Maine Power Co.
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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