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Item 13779

Waldo-Hancock Bridge work, 1960

Waldo-Hancock Bridge work, 1960

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1960 Location: Prospect; Verona Media: Photographic print

Item 13792

Waldo-Hancock Bridge repairs, 1960

Waldo-Hancock Bridge repairs, 1960

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1960 Location: Prospect; Verona Media: Photographic print

Item 13791

Waldo-Hancock Bridge roadbed work, 1960

Waldo-Hancock Bridge roadbed work, 1960

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1960 Location: Verona; Prospect Media: Photographic print

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Exhibit

Waldo-Hancock Bridge Dedication, June 9, 1932

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.

Exhibit

Brunswick-Topsham pedestrian bridge, ca. 1920

The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

Exhibit

Northport Hotel, ca. 1900

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."