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Description
Spectators near Strathglass Park in Rumford watch black smoke rise from the Waldo Street fire that took place on August 2, 1923.
The fire was first discovered at 5:10 p.m. by the Majestic Theater’s stage carpenter, Eli Roy. With the help of the Lewiston and Auburn fire department, the flames were put out by 11:00 p.m., but not before destroying many businesses and tenement buildings.
Prior to the fire, Waldo Street was a bustling residential and secondary business district for the town.
About This Item
- Title: Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923-08-23
- Subject Date: 1923-08-23
- Location: Rumford, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 5.1 cm x 7.6 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Spectators--Maine--Rumford
- Debris--Maine--Rumford
- Waldo Street (Rumford, Me.)
- Fires--Maine--Rumford
- People--Maine--Rumford
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Greater Rumford Area Historical Society145 Congress Street, Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-2540
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