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Description
This view is taken from Elliot Street, looking west along Water Street toward Brooklyn Heights on the west side of the George's River. The toll bridge across the river can be seen on the left side of the picture.
Richard Elliot stands with his back to the photographer. The upright poles and pile driver to his left mark where the Knox and Lincoln railroad trestle was being constructed across Elliot Street.
About This Item
- Title: Looking down Elliot Street, Thomaston, 1870
- Creation Date: 1870
- Subject Date: 1870
- Location: Thomaston, Knox County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 24 cm
- Local Code: PhotographBoxStreets
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Elliot Street (Thomaston, Me.)
- Streets--Maine--Thomaston
- Railroad construction--Maine--Thomaston
- Knox & Lincoln Rail Road Company
People
Other Keywords
- Brooklyn Heights
- Elliot Street
- Georges River
- Knox and Lincoln railroad
- Thomaton waterfront
- toll bridge
- tollbridge
- trestle
- Water Street
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Thomaston Historical SocietyPO Box 384, Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354 2295
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