Item 1131 - Hammond Street, Bangor, ca. 1900
- Item 1131 - Hammond Street, Bangor, ca. 1900
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- Item 1131
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Image Info At the dawn of the 20th century, Bangor boasted a population of 21,850 making it the third largest city in Maine after Portland and Lewiston.
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This view looking up Hammond Street shows the tower of the Samuel T. Hersey Memorial Building (Old city Hall) built in 1893-94.
An open trolley car vies with wagons, buggies and pedestrians just before the arrival of the automobile.